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Monroe, North Carolina · summer 2026 (last summer)

Free Summer Meals for Kids in Monroe, NC

8 summer 2026 meal sites in Monroe, 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

Atrium Health Union

600 Hospital Drive, Monroe, NC 28112

Sponsor: Atrium Health University City · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 29 to Aug 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00am-1:00pm

Site phone: (704) 787-0134

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Dickerson Recreation Summer Camp

899 N. Johnson St, Monroe, NC 28110

Sponsor: Union County Public Schools · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 15 to Aug 6, 2026, Mon to Thu: Lunch 12:00pm-12:30pm
    Meals will be picked up and transported to site

Site phone: (704) 726-7162

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Icemorlee Apartments

1700 Icemorlee Street, Monroe, NC 28110

Sponsor: Union County Public Schools · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 6, 2026, Mon to Thu: Lunch 12:00pm-1:00pm
    Meals will be picked up and transported to site

Site phone: (704) 320-6330

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Monroe Parks & Rec J. Ray Shute

506 E Green Street, Monroe, NC 28112

Sponsor: Union County Public Schools · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 15 to Aug 6, 2026, Mon to Thu: Lunch 12:00pm-12:30pm
    Meals will be picked up and transported to site

Site phone: (704) 282-4655

Meals to go · Open to all kids

NCM Rocky River Elementary

500 N. Rocky River Rd, Monroe, NC 28110

Sponsor: Union County Public Schools · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 15 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 11:30am-12:30pm, Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm

Site phone: (704) 296-6341

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Sutton Park Recreation Summer Camp

2303 Brooks St, Monroe, NC 28110

Sponsor: Union County Public Schools · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 15 to Aug 6, 2026, Mon to Thu: Lunch 12:15pm-12:45pm
    Meals will be picked up and transported to site

Site phone: (704) 221-8764

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Walter Bickett Elementary

830 M L King Drive, Monroe, NC 28112

Sponsor: Union County Public Schools · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 8 to Aug 6, 2026, Mon to Thu: Lunch 11:00am-1:00pm
    site will serve as an open congregate site and serve lunches to Monroe Aquatic Center camp that is hosted in the building by UCPS
  • Ran Jun 15 to Aug 6, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 8:30am-9:00am
    site will serve breakfast to Monroe Aquatic Center camp that is hosted in the building by UCPS
  • Ran Jun 15 to Aug 6, 2026, Mon to Thu: Lunch 12:00pm-1:00pm
    site will serve as an open congregate site and serve lunches to Monroe Aquatic Center camp that is hosted in the building by UCPS

Site phone: (704) 292-7697

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Winchester Summer Organized Activity Program

1001 Winchester Ave, Monroe, NC 28110

Sponsor: Union County Public Schools · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 15 to Aug 6, 2026, Mon to Thu: Lunch 12:15pm-12:45pm
    Meals will be served as unitized meals that include all meal components. Meals will be picked up from Walter Bickett Elem. School between 11:30-11:45 daily M-Th

Site phone: (980) 734-6068

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.