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Buffalo, New York · summer 2026 (last summer)

Free Summer Meals for Kids in Buffalo, NY

85 summer 2026 meal sites in Buffalo, 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

University Clubhouse

16 Kenfield Court, Buffalo, NY 14215

Sponsor: Buffalo City SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00am-12:30pm, Afternoon snack 03:00pm-04:00pm

Site phone: (716) 816-3137

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

West Side Community Center

161 Vermont St, Buffalo, NY 14213

Sponsor: Buffalo City SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 08:30am-09:00am, Lunch 12:00pm-12:50pm

Site phone: (716) 816-3137

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Westminster Community Cs

24 Westminster Ave, Buffalo, NY 14215

Sponsor: Westminster Community Cs · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 13, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 09:00am-09:30am, Lunch 12:00pm-12:30pm

Site phone: (716) 816-3450

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Xcel Leadership Inc

567 Hertel Ave, Buffalo, NY 14207

Sponsor: Buffalo City SD · Summer Food Service Program

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

Site phone: (716) 816-3137

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Ymca Wm Emslie

585 William St, Buffalo, NY 14206

Sponsor: Ymca Buffalo Niagara · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 29 to Sep 4, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 07:00am-08:30am, Lunch 11:30am-01:00pm

Site phone: (716) 565-6000

SUN Bucks in New York

USDA's 2026 map showed New York as participating in SUN Bucks (Summer EBT). See the New York details.

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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.