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Columbus, Ohio · summer 2026 (last summer)

Free Summer Meals for Kids in Columbus, OH

139 summer 2026 meal sites in Columbus, 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

South of Main Futures

1836 Lockbourne Road, Columbus, OH 43207

Sponsor: Columbus Rec & Parks · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:30am-9:30am, Lunch 12:00pm-1:00pm
  • Ran Jun 1 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:30am-9:00am, Lunch 12:30pm-1:00pm

Site phone: (380) 200-9081

Eat on-site · Open with limits

Southpoint Place Apartments

4135 Chattermark Drive, Columbus, OH 43207

Sponsor: Columbus Rec & Parks · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 9:00am-9:45am, Lunch 12:00pm-1:00pm

Site phone: (614) 584-2598

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Sullivant Gardens Recreation

755 Renick St, Columbus, OH 43223

Sponsor: Columbus Rec & Parks · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:30am-9:30am, Lunch 12:00pm-1:00pm

Site phone: (614) 645-8171

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

The Family, Adolescent & Child Community Engagement Service (FACCES)

2515 Lockbourne Road, Columbus, OH 43207

Sponsor: The Family, Adolescent & Child Community Engagement Service · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Aug 20, 2026, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat: Lunch 12:00pm-12:30pm, Afternoon snack 2:30pm-3:00pm

Site phone: (614) 491-9800

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Thompson Rec. Center

1189 Dennison Avenue, Columbus, OH 43201

Sponsor: Columbus Rec & Parks · Summer Food Service Program

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

Site phone: (614) 645-2201

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Tooba Academy

1950 Heaton Road, Columbus, OH 43229

Sponsor: Tooba Academy · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:30am-9:30am, Lunch 1:00pm-1:30pm

Site phone: (614) 808-8536

Eat on-site · Open with limits

Umah Community Center

Umah Community Center, 2112 Mock Rd., Columbus, OH 43219

Sponsor: Global Social Services · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 17 to Jul 28, 2026, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun: Breakfast 9:45am-10:45am, Lunch 12:45pm-1:45pm
  • Ran Jun 17 to Jul 30, 2026, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun: Breakfast 9:45am-10:45am, Lunch 12:45pm-1:45pm

Site phone: (614) 935-2882

Eat on-site · Open with limits

Valleyview Elementary

2989 Valleyview Drive, Columbus, OH 43204

Sponsor: Mid-Ohio Foodbank · Summer Food Service Program

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

Site phone: (380) 218-7930

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Walnut Ridge High

4841 E Livingston Avenue, Columbus, OH 43227

Sponsor: Columbus Rec & Parks · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-9:00am, Lunch 11:00am-12:00pm

Site phone: (614) 619-7959

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Watkins ES

1520 Watkins Rd, Columbus, OH 43207

Sponsor: Columbus Rec & Parks · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 22 to Jul 17, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-8:30am, Lunch 12:30pm-1:00pm

Site phone: (614) 365-6411

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

West High

179 S Powell Ave, Columbus, OH 43204

Sponsor: Columbus Rec & Parks · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 17, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 8:00am-8:30am, Lunch 12:00pm-12:30pm
  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 17, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 8:00am-9:30am, Lunch 12:00pm-12:30pm
  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 17, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 7:30am-8:00am, Lunch 11:30am-12:00pm

Site phone: (614) 365-5956

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Westgate Recreation Center

455 S Westgate Avenue, Columbus, OH 43204

Sponsor: Columbus Rec & Parks · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00am-12:00pm, Afternoon snack 3:00pm-4:00pm

Site phone: (614) 645-3264

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Whetstone High School

4405 Scenic Drive, Columbus, OH 43214

Sponsor: Columbus Rec & Parks · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 17, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 8:45am-9:15am, Lunch 12:45pm-1:00pm
  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 17, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 9:00am-9:30am, Lunch 12:00pm-12:30pm

Site phone: (614) 365-6060

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Whetstone Recreation Big Camp

3923 N High St, Columbus, OH 43214

Sponsor: Columbus Rec & Parks · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:30am-9:00am, Lunch 11:45am-12:45pm

Site phone: (614) 645-3217

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

YWCA - Safe and Sound 2

27 West Jenkins, Columbus, OH 43207

Sponsor: Columbus Rec & Parks · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-9:00am, Lunch 11:00am-12:00pm
  • Ran Jun 1 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 7:00am-9:00am, Lunch 11:00am-12:00pm

Site phone: (614) 627-1240

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Zenith Academy

4606 Heaton Road, Columbus, OH 43229

Sponsor: Zenith Academy · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 1 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-9:00am, Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm

Site phone: (614) 563-4498

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Zenith Academy

4606, Heaton Road, Columbus, OH 43229

Sponsor: Zenith Academy · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 1 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-9:00am, Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm

Site phone: (614) 563-4498

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Zenith Academy East

2261 S. Hamilton Rd, Columbus, OH 43232

Sponsor: Zenith Academy East · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 1 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-9:00am, Lunch 11:00am-12:00pm

Site phone: (614) 563-4498

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Zenith Academy West

3385 South Blvd, Columbus, OH 43204

Sponsor: Zenith Academy West · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 1 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-9:00am, Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm

Site phone: (614) 563-4498

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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.