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Utica, New York · summer 2026 (last summer)

Free Summer Meals for Kids in Utica, NY

17 summer 2026 meal sites in Utica, 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

Christopher Columbus Elem School

934 Armory Dr, Utica, NY 13501

Sponsor: Utica City SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00am-02:00pm

Site phone: (315) 792-2231

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

General Herkimer Elementary School

420 Keyes Rd, Utica, NY 13502

Sponsor: Utica City SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00am-02:00pm

Site phone: (315) 792-2231

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Gilmore Village

929 Hillcrest Ave, Utica, NY 13502

Sponsor: Utica City SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00am-02:00pm

Site phone: (315) 792-2231

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Hope Chapel Ame Zion Church

749 South St, Utica, NY 13501

Sponsor: Utica City SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00am-02:00pm

Site phone: (315) 792-2231

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Hugh R Jones Elementary School

2630 Remington Rd, Utica, NY 13501

Sponsor: Utica City SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00am-02:00pm

Site phone: (315) 792-2231

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Humphrey Gardens

225 Herkimer Rd, Utica, NY 13502

Sponsor: Utica City SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00am-02:00pm

Site phone: (315) 792-2231

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Kennedy Plaza Apartments

2 Kennedy Plaza, Utica, NY 13502

Sponsor: Utica City SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00am-02:00pm

Site phone: (315) 792-2231

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Kernan Elementary School

929 York St, Utica, NY 13502

Sponsor: Utica City SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00am-02:00pm

Site phone: (315) 792-2231

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Martin Luther King Jr Elem Sch

211 Square St, Utica, NY 13501

Sponsor: Utica City SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00am-02:00pm

Site phone: (315) 792-2231

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Mohawk Valley Latino Association

1640 Oneida St, Utica, NY 13501

Sponsor: Utica City SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00am-02:00pm

Site phone: (315) 792-2231

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Munson Arts Institute

310 Genesee St, Utica, NY 13502

Sponsor: Utica City SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00am-02:00pm

Site phone: (315) 792-2231

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Parkedge Townhomes

116 Parkedge Dr, Utica, NY 13502

Sponsor: Utica City SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00am-02:00pm

Site phone: (315) 792-2231

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Patrick L Johnson Community Center

401 James St, Utica, NY 13501

Sponsor: Utica City SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00am-02:00pm

Site phone: (315) 792-2231

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Tabernacle Of Deliverance In Christ

915 Shaw St, Utica, NY 13502

Sponsor: Utica City SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00am-02:00pm

Site phone: (315) 792-2231

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Utica Royalties Inc.

730 Broadway, Utica, NY 13502

Sponsor: Utica City SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00am-02:00pm

Site phone: (315) 792-2231

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Watson Williams Elementary School

107 ElM,Wood Pl, Utica, NY 13501

Sponsor: Utica City SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00am-02:00pm

Site phone: (315) 792-2231

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Watson Williams Elementary School

107 Elmwood Pl, Utica, NY 13501

Sponsor: Utica City SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00am-02:00pm

Site phone: (315) 792-2231

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.