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Kinston, North Carolina · summer 2026 (last summer)

Free Summer Meals for Kids in Kinston, NC

8 summer 2026 meal sites in Kinston, 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.

All sites (8) · Eat on-site (7) · Meals to go (1)

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Contentnea-Savannah K-8

3400 Ferrell Rd., Kinston, NC 28501

Sponsor: Lenoir County Public Schools · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 22 to Aug 6, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 7:45am-8:30am, Lunch 10:45am-12:15pm

Site phone: (252) 527-1109

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Kinston High

2601 N. Queen St., Kinston, NC 28501

Sponsor: Lenoir County Public Schools · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 22 to Aug 6, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 7:45am-8:30am, Lunch 10:45am-12:15pm

Site phone: (252) 527-1109

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

NCMH The Gate

201 East Gordon St, Kinston, NC 28501

Sponsor: Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 22 to Aug 9, 2026, Every day: Lunch 12:00pm-1:00pm
    Congregate lunch M-F. Hybrid bag provided for Sat-Sun
  • Ran Jun 22 to Aug 9, 2026, Every day: Breakfast 8:30am-9:30am
    Congregate breakfast M-F. Hybrid bag provided for Sat-Sun
  • Ran Jun 22 to Aug 9, 2026, Every day: Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm
    Congregate lunch M-F. Hybrid bag provided for Sat-Sun

Site phone: (252) 620-8624

Meals to go · Open to all kids

NCMH The Gate

201 East Gordon St, Kinston, NC 28501

Sponsor: Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 27 to Aug 9, 2026, Thu, Fri: Breakfast 4:00pm-5:00pm
    Hybrid 2-day bags distributed on last day of the week (usually Friday) for Saturday and Sunday. Because site is closed June 19th and July 3rd, bags will be distributed on Thursday those weeks (6/18 and 7/2), still meant for Saturday and Sunday and at the same time.

Site phone: (252) 620-8624

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Northeast Elementary School

1001 East Highland Avenue, Kinston, NC 28501

Sponsor: Lenoir County Public Schools · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 22 to Aug 6, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 7:45am-8:30am, Lunch 10:45am-12:15pm

Site phone: (252) 527-1109

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Rochelle Middle

301 North Rochelle Boulevard, Kinston, NC 28501

Sponsor: Lenoir County Public Schools · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 13 to Jul 23, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 7:30am-8:15am, Lunch 10:45am-12:15pm

Site phone: (252) 527-1109

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Southwood Elementary

1245 Hwy 58 South, Kinston, NC 28504

Sponsor: Lenoir County Public Schools · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 22 to Aug 6, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 7:45am-8:30am, Lunch 10:45am-12:15pm

Site phone: (252) 527-1109

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Woodington Middle

4939 Hwy 258 South, Kinston, NC 28504

Sponsor: Lenoir County Public Schools · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 13 to Jul 23, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 7:30am-8:15am, Lunch 10:45am-12:15pm

Site phone: (252) 527-1109

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.