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Union City, New Jersey · summer 2026 (last summer)

Free Summer Meals for Kids in Union City, NJ

14 summer 2026 meal sites in Union City, 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

Colin Powell School

1500 New York Avenue, Union City, NJ 07087

Sponsor: Union City Board of Education · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 29 to Aug 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00a.m.-9:00a.m., Lunch 11:00a.m.-1:00p.m.
Closed on July 4
Ran Jul 6 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00a.m.-9:00a.m., Lunch 11:00a.m.-1:00p.m.
Closed on July 4

Site phone: (201) 351-5165

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Edison School

507 West Street, Union City, NJ 07087

Sponsor: Union City Board of Education · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 29 to Aug 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00a.m.-9:00a.m., Lunch 11:00a.m.-1:00p.m.
Closed on July 4
Ran Jul 6 to Jul 24, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00a.m.-9:00a.m., Lunch 11:00a.m.-1:00p.m.
Closed on July 4
Ran Jul 6 to Jul 27, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00a.m.-9:00a.m., Lunch 11:00a.m.-1:00p.m.
Closed on July 4

Site phone: (201) 348-5965

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Emerson Middle School

318 - 18th Street, Union City, NJ 07087

Sponsor: Union City Board of Education · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 29 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00a.m.-9:00a.m., Lunch 11:00a.m.-1:00p.m.
Closed on July 4
Ran Jun 29 to Aug 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00a.m.-9:00a.m., Lunch 11:00a.m.-1:00p.m.
Closed on July 4
Ran Jul 6 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00a.m.-9:00a.m., Lunch 11:00a.m.-1:00p.m.
Closed on July 4

Site phone: (201) 348-5140

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Esther Salas Academy

516-36th Street, Union City, NJ 07087

Sponsor: Union City Board of Education · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 29 to Aug 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00a.m.-9:00a.m., Lunch 11:00a.m.-1:00p.m.
Closed on July 4
Ran Jul 6 to Jul 24, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00a.m.-9:00a.m., Lunch 11:00a.m.-1:00p.m.
Closed on July 4
Ran Jul 6 to Jul 30, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00a.m.-9:00a.m., Lunch 11:00a.m.-1:00p.m.
Closed on July 4

Site phone: (201) 351-5943

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Eugenio Maria de Hostos - Early Childhood Center

2200 Kennedy Blvd., Union City, NJ 07087

Sponsor: Union City Board of Education · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 29 to Jul 17, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00a.m.-9:00a.m., Lunch 11:00a.m.-1:00p.m.
Closed on July 4
Ran Jun 29 to Aug 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00a.m.-9:00a.m., Lunch 11:00a.m.-1:00p.m.
Closed on July 4

Site phone: (201) 271-2310

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Hudson School

166 - 18th Street, Union City, NJ 07087

Sponsor: Union City Board of Education · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 29 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00a.m.-9:00a.m., Lunch 11:00a.m.-1:00p.m.
Closed on July 4
Ran Jun 29 to Aug 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00a.m.-9:00a.m., Lunch 11:00a.m.-1:00p.m.
Closed on July 4

Site phone: (201) 624-9800

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Jefferson School

3400 Palisade Avenue, Union City, NJ 07087

Sponsor: Union City Board of Education · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 29 to Aug 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00a.m.-9:00a.m., Lunch 11:00a.m.-1:00p.m.
Closed on July 4

Site phone: (201) 601-7202

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Jose Marti School

1800 Summit Avenue, Union City, NJ 07087

Sponsor: Union City Board of Education · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 29 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00a.m.-9:00a.m., Lunch 11:00a.m.-1:00p.m.
Closed on July 4
Ran Jun 29 to Aug 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00a.m.-9:00a.m., Lunch 11:00a.m.-1:00p.m.
Closed on July 4

Site phone: (201) 348-5400

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Robert Waters School

2800 Summit Avenue, Union City, NJ 07087

Sponsor: Union City Board of Education · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 29 to Aug 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00a.m.-9:00a.m., Lunch 11:00a.m.-1:00p.m.
Closed on July 4
Ran Jul 6 to Jul 27, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00a.m.-9:00a.m., Lunch 11:00a.m.-1:00p.m.
Closed on July 4
Ran Jul 6 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00a.m.-9:00a.m., Lunch 11:00a.m.-1:00p.m.
Closed on July 4

Site phone: (201) 348-5655

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Roosevelt School

4507 Hudson Avenue, Union City, NJ 07087

Sponsor: Union City Board of Education · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 29 to Aug 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00a.m.-9:00a.m., Lunch 11:00a.m.-1:00p.m.
Closed on July 4
Ran Jul 6 to Jul 24, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00a.m.-9:00a.m., Lunch 11:00a.m.-1:00p.m.
Closed on July 4
Ran Jul 6 to Jul 27, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00a.m.-9:00a.m., Lunch 11:00a.m.-1:00p.m.
Closed on July 4

Site phone: (201) 348-5918

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Union City High School

2500 Kennedy Blvd., Union City, NJ 07087

Sponsor: Union City Board of Education · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 29 to Aug 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00a.m.-9:00a.m., Lunch 11:00a.m.-1:00p.m.
Closed on July 4
Ran Jun 29 to Sep 9, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00a.m.-9:00a.m., Lunch 11:00a.m.-1:00p.m.
Closed on July 4; We will be closed on September 7, 2026 for Labor Day.

Site phone: (201) 330-8170

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Union Hill Middle School

3808 Hudson Avenue, Union City, NJ 07087

Sponsor: Union City Board of Education · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 29 to Aug 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00a.m.-9:00a.m., Lunch 11:00a.m.-1:00p.m.
Closed on July 4
Ran Jul 6 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00a.m.-9:00a.m., Lunch 11:00a.m.-1:00p.m.
Closed on July 4

Site phone: (201) 348-5936

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Veterans Memorial School

1401 Central Avenue, Union City, NJ 07087

Sponsor: Union City Board of Education · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 29 to Aug 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00a.m.-9:00a.m., Lunch 11:00a.m.-1:00p.m.
Closed on July 4

Site phone: (201) 583-0656

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Washington School

3905 New York Avenue, Union City, NJ 07087

Sponsor: Union City Board of Education · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 29 to Aug 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00a.m.-9:00a.m., Lunch 11:00a.m.-1:00p.m.
Closed on July 4
Ran Jul 6 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00a.m.-9:00a.m., Lunch 11:00a.m.-1:00p.m.
Closed on July 4

Site phone: (201) 348-5929

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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.