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Rochester, New York · summer 2026 (last summer)

Free Summer Meals for Kids in Rochester, NY

64 summer 2026 meal sites in Rochester, 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

Rochester Academy Charter School

841 Genesee St, Rochester, NY 14611

Sponsor: Rochester City SD · Summer Food Service Program

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

Site phone: (585) 336-4100

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Rochester Academy-Science Chs

150 Floverton St, Rochester, NY 14610

Sponsor: Rochester City SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 13 to Aug 13, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 08:00am-09:00am, Lunch 10:30am-12:30pm

Site phone: (585) 336-4100

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Rochester Comm Sports & Youth Comple

460 Oak St, Rochester, NY 14608

Sponsor: City Of Rochester Dept Rec & Youth · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 29 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 09:30am-10:30am, Lunch 12:00pm-01:00pm
  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 09:30am-10:30am, Lunch 12:00pm-01:00pm

Site phone: (585) 428-6755

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Rochester Public Library Lincoln Bra

851 Joseph Ave, Rochester, NY 14621

Sponsor: Foodlink Inc · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:00pm-01:30pm

Site phone: (585) 413-4097

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Ryan Community Center

530 Webster Ave, Rochester, NY 14609

Sponsor: City Of Rochester Dept Rec & Youth · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 29 to Aug 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 08:30am-09:30am, Lunch 12:00pm-01:00pm

Site phone: (585) 428-6755

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

School 22-Lincoln School

595 Upper Falls Blvd, Rochester, NY 14605

Sponsor: Rochester City SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 13 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 09:15am-10:15am, Lunch 11:30am-01:00pm

Site phone: (585) 336-4100

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

School 25-Nathaniel HaW,THorne

625 Scio St, Rochester, NY 14605

Sponsor: Rochester City SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 07:30am-08:30am, Lunch 10:15am-11:45am

Site phone: (585) 336-4100

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

School 25-Nathaniel Hawthorne

625 Scio St, Rochester, NY 14605

Sponsor: Rochester City SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 07:30am-08:30am, Lunch 10:15am-11:45am

Site phone: (585) 336-4100

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

School 45-Mary Mcleod Bethune

1445 Clifford Ave, Rochester, NY 14621

Sponsor: Rochester City SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 09:00am-10:00am, Lunch 11:30am-01:00pm

Site phone: (585) 336-4100

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

School 50-Helen Barrett Montgomery

301 Seneca Ave, Rochester, NY 14621

Sponsor: Foodlink Inc · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 08:30am-09:30am, Lunch 12:00pm-01:00pm

Site phone: (585) 413-4097

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

School 58-World Of Inquiry School

200 University Ave, Rochester, NY 14605

Sponsor: Rochester City SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 13 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 07:45am-08:45am, Lunch 10:30am-12:00pm

Site phone: (585) 336-4100

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

School 7-Virgil Grissom

31 Bryan St, Rochester, NY 14613

Sponsor: Rochester City SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 13 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 07:45am-08:45am, Lunch 10:30am-12:00pm

Site phone: (585) 336-4100

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

School 9-Dr Martin Luther King Jr

485 Clinton Ave N, Rochester, NY 14605

Sponsor: Rochester City SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 13 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 07:45am-08:45am, Lunch 10:30am-12:00pm

Site phone: (585) 336-4100

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

School Of The Arts

45 Prince St, Rochester, NY 14607

Sponsor: Rochester City SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Aug 3 to Aug 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 08:45am-09:45am, Lunch 11:30am-01:00pm

Site phone: (585) 336-4100

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

South Ave Rec Center

999 South Ave, Rochester, NY 14620

Sponsor: City Of Rochester Dept Rec & Youth · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 29 to Aug 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 08:30am-09:30am, Lunch 12:00pm-01:00pm

Site phone: (585) 428-6755

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Southwest Ymca Day Camp

597 Thurston Rd., Rochester, NY 14619

Sponsor: Foodlink Inc · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 29 to Aug 17, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 08:00am-10:00am, Lunch 12:00pm-01:00pm

Site phone: (585) 413-4097

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Sully Branch Library

530 Webster Ave, Rochester, NY 14609

Sponsor: Foodlink Inc · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Aug 25 to Sep 5, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:00pm-01:00pm, Afternoon snack 03:00pm-04:00pm

Site phone: (585) 413-4097

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Swan Inc.

10 Cady St, Rochester, NY 14608

Sponsor: Foodlink Inc · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 15 to Aug 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 09:00am-09:45am, Lunch 11:30am-12:15pm

Site phone: (585) 413-4097

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

The Life Giving Hope Center

1025 N Clinton Ave, Rochester, NY 14621

Sponsor: Foodlink Inc · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 20 to Aug 22, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:30am-12:15pm, Afternoon snack 03:00pm-03:30pm

Site phone: (585) 413-4097

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Thurgood Marshall Middle School

4115 Lake Ave, Rochester, NY 14612

Sponsor: Rochester City SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 13 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 07:45am-08:45am, Lunch 10:30am-12:00pm

Site phone: (585) 336-4100

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Trenton And Pamela Rec Center

485 North Clinton Ave, Rochester, NY 14605

Sponsor: City Of Rochester Dept Rec & Youth · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 29 to Aug 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 08:30am-09:30am, Lunch 12:00pm-01:00pm

Site phone: (585) 428-6755

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

University Prep Cs-Young Men

1290 Lake Ave, Rochester, NY 14613

Sponsor: Rochester City SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 13 to Aug 19, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 08:30am-09:30am, Lunch 10:30am-12:00pm

Site phone: (585) 336-4100

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Westgate Park

1489 Howard Rd, Rochester, NY 14624

Sponsor: Gates Chili CSD · Summer Food Service Program

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

Site phone: (585) 247-5050

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Wilson Commencement Park

225 Joseph Ave, Rochester, NY 14605

Sponsor: Foodlink Inc · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 13 to Aug 28, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:00pm-01:00pm, Afternoon snack 02:00pm-02:30pm

Site phone: (585) 413-4097

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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.