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Charlotte, North Carolina · summer 2026 (last summer)

Free Summer Meals for Kids in Charlotte, NC

128 summer 2026 meal sites in Charlotte, 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

Westerly Hills Academy

4420 Denver Avenue, Charlotte, NC 28208

Sponsor: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 22 to Jul 30, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 8:30am-9:15am, Lunch 12:00pm-12:45pm

Site phone: (980) 343-6041

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Winding Springs Elementary

6601 Horace Mann Road, Charlotte, NC 28269

Sponsor: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 15 to Jul 30, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 8:30am-9:00am, Lunch 12:00pm-12:30pm
  • Ran Jun 15 to Jul 30, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 8:15am-8:45am, Lunch 12:00pm-12:30pm

Site phone: (980) 343-6041

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Winget Regreation Center

12235 Winget Road, Charlotte, NC 28278

Sponsor: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 16 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-9:00am, Lunch 12:00pm-1:00pm
  • Ran Jun 16 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-9:00am, Lunch 11:30am-12:00pm

Site phone: (980) 343-6041

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Word of Faith

3621 E Independence Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28205

Sponsor: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 22 to Aug 6, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 8:00am-8:30am, Lunch 12:30pm-1:00pm
  • Ran Jun 22 to Aug 6, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 8:30am-9:00am, Lunch 12:00pm-12:30pm

Site phone: (980) 343-6041

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

YMCA Keith Family

8100 Old Mallard Creek Road, Charlotte, NC 28262

Sponsor: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 15 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 7:45am-8:30am, Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm
  • Ran Jun 15 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:30am-9:00am, Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm

Site phone: (980) 343-3461

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

YMCA Steele Creek

9401 S Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28273

Sponsor: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 15 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-9:00am, Lunch 12:00pm-1:00pm

Site phone: (980) 343-6041

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

YWCA Billingsville

4511 Monroe Road, Charlotte, NC 28205

Sponsor: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 22 to Jul 30, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 8:00am-8:30am, Lunch 11:30am-12:00pm

Site phone: (980) 343-6041

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

YWCA Southside

435 Fairwood Ave, Charlotte, NC 28203

Sponsor: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 22 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:30am-9:00am, Lunch 11:30am-12:00pm

Site phone: (980) 343-6041

SUN Bucks in North Carolina

USDA's 2026 map showed North Carolina as participating in SUN Bucks (Summer EBT). See the North Carolina 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.