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Albany, New York · summer 2026 (last summer)

Free Summer Meals for Kids in Albany, NY

20 summer 2026 meal sites in Albany, 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

Albany High School

700 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12203

Sponsor: Albany City SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 19, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 08:30am-09:30am, Lunch 12:00pm-01:00pm

Site phone: (518) 475-6644

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Albany International Academy

50 Lark St, Albany, NY 12210

Sponsor: Albany City SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 08:30am-09:30am, Lunch 12:00pm-01:00pm

Site phone: (518) 475-6644

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Albany School Of Humanities

108 Whitehall Rd, Albany, NY 12209

Sponsor: Albany City SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 10:30am-12:30pm

Site phone: (518) 475-6644

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Arbor Hill Elementary School

1 Arbor Dr, Albany, NY 12207

Sponsor: Albany City SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 08:00am-09:00am, Lunch 12:00pm-01:00pm

Site phone: (518) 475-6644

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Boys & Girls Club Of The Capital Are

21 Delaware Ave, Albany, NY 12210

Sponsor: Boys & Girls Club Of The Capital Are · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 28, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 08:30am-09:15am, Lunch 12:00pm-01:15pm

Site phone: (518) 462-5528

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Capital Woods Apartments

200 Lark Dr, Albany, NY 12210

Sponsor: Albany Housing Authority · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 09:00am-10:30am, Lunch 12:00pm-01:00pm

Site phone: (518) 380-5600

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Creighton Storey Homes

158 Third Ave, Albany, NY 12202

Sponsor: Albany Housing Authority · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 09:00am-10:30am, Lunch 12:00pm-01:00pm

Site phone: (518) 380-5600

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Giffen Memorial Elementary School

274 S Pearl St, Albany, NY 12202

Sponsor: Albany City SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 10:30am-12:30pm

Site phone: (518) 475-6644

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Metropolitan New Testament M B C

105 Second St, Albany, NY 12210

Sponsor: Albany Housing Authority · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 08:00am-09:00am

Site phone: (518) 380-5600

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Pine Hills Elementary School

41 N Allen St, Albany, NY 12203

Sponsor: Albany City SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 08:00am-09:15am, Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm
  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 08:00am-09:15am, Lunch 11:00am-12:30pm

Site phone: (518) 475-6644

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Roots Academy-West Hill

676 Clinton Ave, Albany, NY 12206

Sponsor: Albany City SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 10:30am-12:30pm

Site phone: (518) 475-6644

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Sheridan Prep Academy

400 Sheridan Ave, Albany, NY 12206

Sponsor: Albany City SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 10:30am-12:30pm

Site phone: (518) 475-6644

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Skyline Garden Apartments

123 Livingston Ave Apt E6, Albany, NY 12207

Sponsor: Albany Housing Authority · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:00pm-01:00pm

Site phone: (518) 380-5600

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Third Reformed Church

8 Kate St, Albany, NY 12209

Sponsor: Albany Housing Authority · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 09:00am-10:00am, Lunch 12:00pm-01:00pm

Site phone: (518) 380-5600

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Thomas S O'Brien Acad Of Sci & Tech

94 Delaware Ave, Albany, NY 12202

Sponsor: Albany City SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 08:00am-09:00am, Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm

Site phone: (518) 475-6644

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Tony Clement Education Center

395 Elk St, Albany, NY 12206

Sponsor: Albany City SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 13 to Aug 19, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 08:45am-10:00am, Lunch 11:00am-12:15pm

Site phone: (518) 475-6644

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Trinity Inst - Homer Perkins Ctr

15 Trinity Pl, Albany, NY 12202

Sponsor: Albany Housing Authority · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 09:00am-10:00am, Lunch 12:00pm-01:00pm

Site phone: (518) 380-5600

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Union Missionary Baptist Church

1 Morton Ave, Albany, NY 12202

Sponsor: Boys & Girls Club Of The Capital Are · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:00pm-01:00pm
  • Ran Jul 13 to Aug 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:00pm-01:00pm

Site phone: (518) 462-5528

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Vi Community Center

844 Madison Ave, Albany, NY 12208

Sponsor: Boys & Girls Club Of The Capital Are · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 29 to Aug 28, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 08:45am-09:30am, Lunch 12:00pm-12:45pm

Site phone: (518) 462-5528

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

William S Hackett Middle School

45 Delaware Ave, Albany, NY 12202

Sponsor: Albany City SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 08:00am-09:00am, Lunch 12:00pm-12:30pm

Site phone: (518) 475-6644

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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.