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Hillside, New Jersey · summer 2026 (last summer)

Free Summer Meals for Kids in Hillside, NJ

11 summer 2026 meal sites in Hillside, with the sponsor, address, dates and meal times each one published to USDA.

These are last summer's sites

Need food for your kids now? Call the USDA National Hunger Hotline at 1-866-3-HUNGRY (1-866-348-6479), Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern, or check the official USDA Summer Meals Site Finder. The list below is the summer 2026 season, which ended on September 30, 2026. These sites are not listed as open now, and the dates and meal times are from last summer, not a schedule for this year or next summer. Sites for the next summer are usually announced in the spring.

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

AP Morris Early Childhood Center

143 Coe Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205

Sponsor: Hillside Board of Education · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jul 1 to Aug 31, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 8:00a.m.-9:00a.m., Lunch 11:00a.m.-12:30p.m.
Closed on July 4
Ran Jul 6 to Jul 30, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 8:00a.m.-9:00a.m., Lunch 11:00a.m.-12:30p.m.
Closed on July 4

Site phone: (908) 315-3021

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Central Avenue Park

Central Avenue, Hillside, NJ 07205

Sponsor: Hillside Recreation Department · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jul 6 to Aug 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00a.m.-1:00p.m., Afternoon snack 2:00p.m.-3:00p.m.
Closed on July 4; Site monitors will distribute meals at approved feeding times for congregate feeding.

Site phone: (973) 926-2219

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Deanna Taylor Academy

614 Tillman St., Hillside, NJ 07205

Sponsor: Hillside Board of Education · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jul 1 to Aug 31, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 8:00a.m.-9:00a.m., Lunch 11:00a.m.-12:30p.m.
Closed on July 4

Site phone: (908) 315-3031

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Hillside High School

1085 Liberty Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205

Sponsor: Hillside Board of Education · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jul 1 to Aug 31, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 8:00a.m.-9:00a.m., Lunch 11:00a.m.-12:30p.m.
Closed on July 4
Ran Jul 6 to Jul 30, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 8:00a.m.-9:00a.m., Lunch 11:00a.m.-12:30p.m.
Closed on July 4

Site phone: (908) 315-3071

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Hillside Innovation Academy

1100 Woodruff Ave, Hillside, NJ 07205

Sponsor: Hillside Board of Education · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jul 1 to Aug 31, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 8:00a.m.-9:00a.m., Lunch 11:00a.m.-12:30p.m.
Closed on July 4

Site phone: (908) 315-3061

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Hillside Senior Recreation Center

265 Hollywood Avenue, Hillside, NJ 07205

Sponsor: Hillside Recreation Department · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jul 6 to Aug 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00a.m.-1:00p.m.
Closed on July 4; Site monitors will distribute meals at approved feeding times for congregate feeding.

Site phone: (908) 355-1245

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Hurden Looker School

1261 Liberty Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205

Sponsor: Hillside Board of Education · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jul 1 to Aug 31, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 8:00a.m.-9:00a.m., Lunch 11:00a.m.-12:30p.m.
Closed on July 4

Site phone: (908) 315-3051

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Maple Avenue Playground

Maple Avenue, Hillside, NJ 07205

Sponsor: Hillside Recreation Department · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jul 6 to Aug 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00a.m.-1:00p.m., Afternoon snack 2:00p.m.-3:00p.m.
Closed on July 4; Site monitors will distribute the meals at approved times for congregate feeding.

Site phone: (973) 926-2219

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Ola Edwards Community School

1530 Leslie St., Hillside, NJ 07205

Sponsor: Hillside Board of Education · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jul 1 to Aug 31, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 8:00a.m.-9:00a.m., Lunch 11:00a.m.-12:30p.m.
Closed on July 4

Site phone: (908) 315-3041

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

WOK Middle School

145 Hillside Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205

Sponsor: Hillside Board of Education · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jul 1 to Aug 31, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 8:00a.m.-9:00a.m., Lunch 11:00a.m.-12:30p.m.
Closed on July 4
Ran Jul 6 to Jul 30, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 8:00a.m.-9:00a.m., Lunch 11:00a.m.-12:30p.m.
Closed on July 4

Site phone: (908) 315-3071

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

William H Buie Community Center

274 Hillside Avenue, Hillside, NJ 07205

Sponsor: Hillside Recreation Department · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jul 6 to Aug 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00a.m.-1:00p.m., Afternoon snack 2:00p.m.-3:00p.m.
Closed on July 4; Site monitors will distribute meals at approved times for congregate feeding.

Site phone: (973) 926-2219

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Source: USDA Food and Nutrition Administration Summer Meals Site Finder (public data layer), a list that local sponsors give to state agencies and states submit to USDA. Season 2026, serving dates Apr 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, data last updated by USDA Sep 9, 2026. We show spellings, dates, days, meal times, addresses and phone numbers as published and do not check them; late changes may be missing. SUN Bucks (Summer EBT) status is from USDA's participation page, last updated Aug 14, 2026. Sites that deliver meals, closed sites and sites that are not open to the public are not listed, and Puerto Rico and the other territories are not included here. To report a wrong listing, contact your state agency. A listing is not an endorsement.