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Akron, Ohio · summer 2026 (last summer)

Free Summer Meals for Kids in Akron, OH

16 summer 2026 meal sites in Akron, 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 with limits

ED Davis Community Center

730 Perkins Park Drive, Akron, OH 44320

Sponsor: City Of Akron Rec Bureau · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 9 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 9:00am-10:00am, Lunch 12:00pm-1:00pm

Site phone: (330) 375-2832

Eat on-site · Open with limits

Ellet Community Center

2449 Wedgewood Drive, Akron, OH 44312

Sponsor: City Of Akron Rec Bureau · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 9 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 9:00am-9:30am, Lunch 11:00am-12:00pm

Site phone: (330) 375-2809

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Ericsson Homes

1380 Dahlgren Dr., Akron, OH 44306

Sponsor: City Of Akron Rec Bureau · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 9 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 9:00am-10:00am, Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm

Site phone: (330) 344-9466

Eat on-site · Open with limits

Firestone Park Community Center

1480 Girard Street, Akron, OH 44301

Sponsor: City Of Akron Rec Bureau · Summer Food Service Program

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

Site phone: (330) 375-2806

Eat on-site · Open with limits

Joy Park Community Center

825 James Ingram Way, Akron, OH 44306

Sponsor: City Of Akron Rec Bureau · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 9 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:45am-9:45am, Lunch 12:00pm-1:00pm

Site phone: (330) 375-2805

Eat on-site · Open with limits

Kenmore Community Center

880 Kenmore Blvd, Akron, OH 44314

Sponsor: City Of Akron Rec Bureau · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 9 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 10:00am-10:30am, Lunch 12:00pm-1:00pm

Site phone: (330) 375-2812

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Lane Field

630 Vernon Odom Blvd, Akron, OH 44307

Sponsor: City Of Akron Rec Bureau · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 9 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm

Site phone: (330) 375-2832

Eat on-site · Open with limits

Lawton Street Community Center

1225 Lawton Street, Akron, OH 44320

Sponsor: City Of Akron Rec Bureau · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 9 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 9:00am-10:00am, Lunch 12:00pm-1:00pm

Site phone: (330) 375-2825

Eat on-site · Open with limits

Mason Park Community Center

700 E. Exchange Street, Akron, OH 44306

Sponsor: City Of Akron Rec Bureau · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 9 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 9:00am-10:00am, Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm

Site phone: (330) 375-2821

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

NE - Glory Hallelujah Childcare

1140 South Hawkins Avenue, Akron, OH 44320

Sponsor: Children's Hunger Alliance · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 1 to Aug 28, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:30am-10:00am, Lunch 11:00am-1:00pm

Site phone: (330) 208-0222

Eat on-site · Open with limits

Northwest Community Center

1730 Shatto Ave, Akron, OH 44313

Sponsor: City Of Akron Rec Bureau · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 9 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 9:00am-9:30am, Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm

Site phone: (330) 375-2849

Eat on-site · Open with limits

Patterson Park

800 Patterson Ave., Akron, OH 44310

Sponsor: City Of Akron Rec Bureau · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 9 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 9:00am-10:00am, Lunch 12:00pm-1:00pm

Site phone: (330) 037-5281

Eat on-site · Open with limits

Reservoir Park Community Center

1735 Hillside Terrace, Akron, OH 44305

Sponsor: City Of Akron Rec Bureau · Summer Food Service Program

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

Site phone: (330) 375-2802

Eat on-site · Open with limits

Summit Lake Community Center

380 W. Crosier Street, Akron, OH 44311

Sponsor: City Of Akron Rec Bureau · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 9 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 9:00am-10:00am, Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm

Site phone: (330) 375-2826

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Vincent House

838 E. Exchange Street, Akron, OH 44306

Sponsor: City Of Akron Rec Bureau · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 9 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 9:00am-10:00am, Lunch 12:00pm-1:00pm

Site phone: (562) 716-7222

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Wilbeth-Arlington Homes

888 Eller Ave, Akron, OH 44306

Sponsor: City Of Akron Rec Bureau · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 9 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 9:00am-10:00am, Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm

Site phone: (330) 299-5542

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