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Dayton, Ohio · summer 2026 (last summer)

Free Summer Meals for Kids in Dayton, OH

48 summer 2026 meal sites in Dayton, 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

Abundant Life CCM

4769 Free Pike, Dayton, OH 45416

Sponsor: Abundant Life Christ Centered Ministries · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 9:00am-9:30am, Lunch 11:15am-12:00pm
  • Ran Jun 8 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 9:00am-9:30am, Lunch 11:15am-12:00pm
  • Ran Jun 15 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 9:00am-9:30am, Lunch 11:15am-12:00pm

Site phone: (937) 470-6138

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Bartley Estates

2500 Wardcliff Drive, Dayton, OH 45414

Sponsor: Northridge Local SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jun 14, 2026, Tue, Thu: Lunch 12:00pm-12:20pm
  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 31, 2026, Tue, Thu: Lunch 12:00pm-12:20pm

Site phone: (937) 789-1414

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Bella Vista

3804 Nicholas Rd., Dayton, OH 45417

Sponsor: Dayton City SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm, Afternoon snack 2:00pm-2:30pm

Site phone: (937) 268-1696

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Belmont High School

2615 Wayne Ave, Dayton, OH 45420

Sponsor: Dayton City SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:30am-9:30am, Lunch 12:00pm-1:30pm
  • Ran Jul 20 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:30am-9:00am, Lunch 12:00pm-12:30pm

Site phone: (937) 542-6460

Eat on-site · Open with limits

City Day Community School

320 S Main Street, Dayton, OH 45402

Sponsor: Dayton City SD · Summer Food Service Program

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

Site phone: (937) 228-8961

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Cleveland Elementary

1102 S. Pursell Ave, Dayton, OH 45420

Sponsor: Dayton City SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 2, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:30am-9:00am, Lunch 12:30pm-1:30pm
  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 24, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:30am-9:00am, Lunch 12:30pm-1:30pm

Site phone: (937) 613-8746

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

College Hill Community Church

1547 Philadelphia Dr, Dayton, OH 45406

Sponsor: Dayton City SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 10, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:30am-9:15am, Lunch 12:00pm-12:45pm

Site phone: (937) 278-4302

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Corinthian Baptist Church

700 S. James H. McGee Blvd., Dayton, OH 45402

Sponsor: Dayton City SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 10, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:30am-9:15am, Lunch 12:00pm-12:45pm

Site phone: (937) 223-2373

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Country Brook Apartments

2980 Stop 8 Rd, Dayton, OH 45414

Sponsor: Northridge Local SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 31, 2026, Tue, Thu: Lunch 12:25pm-12:45pm
  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon, Wed, Fri: Lunch 12:25pm-12:45pm

Site phone: (937) 275-7469

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Creekside Townhomes

5280 Northcutt Pl, Dayton, OH 45414

Sponsor: Northridge Local SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon, Wed: Lunch 12:15pm-12:45pm
  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon, Wed, Fri: Lunch 12:50pm-1:10pm

Site phone: (937) 275-7469

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Dakota Center

33 Barnett St, Dayton, OH 45402

Sponsor: Dayton City SD · Summer Food Service Program

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

Site phone: (937) 228-8961

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Dunbar High School

1400 Albritton Drive, Dayton, OH 45417

Sponsor: Dayton City SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-9:00am, Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm

Site phone: (937) 542-6760

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Eagle Ridge Apartments

5000 Norris Dr, Dayton, OH 45414

Sponsor: Northridge Local SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon, Wed: Lunch 1:30pm-2:00pm
  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon, Wed, Fri: Lunch 1:40pm-2:00pm

Site phone: (937) 275-7469

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Edwin Joel Brown Middle School

31 Willowwood Drive, Dayton, OH 45405

Sponsor: Dayton City SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 24, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 7:30am-8:30am, Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm
  • Ran Jun 15 to Jul 24, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 7:30am-8:30am, Lunch 12:00pm-12:30pm

Site phone: (937) 542-5745

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Fire House

2437 Ontario, Dayton, OH 45414

Sponsor: Northridge Local SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 31, 2026, Tue, Thu: Lunch 1:40pm-2:00pm
  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 31, 2026, Tue, Thu: Lunch 1:15pm-1:35pm

Site phone: (937) 275-7469

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Kiser Elementary School

1401 Leo St, Dayton, OH 45404

Sponsor: Dayton City SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 20 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 9:00am-9:30am, Lunch 12:00pm-12:30pm
  • Ran Jul 21 to Jul 24, 2026, Tue to Fri: Breakfast 9:00am-9:30am, Lunch 12:00pm-12:30pm

Site phone: (937) 542-6130

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Learning Ladder Academy

4791 Salem Ave., Dayton, OH 45416

Sponsor: Trotwood-Madison City Schools · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:15am-8:45am, Lunch 11:15am-12:00pm

Site phone: (937) 854-3050

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Liberation Park

801 N Broadway Street, Dayton, OH 45402

Sponsor: Dayton City SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:00pm-12:30pm

Site phone: (937) 542-3950

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Lohrey Recreation Center

2366 Glenarm Avenue, Dayton, OH 45420

Sponsor: Dayton City SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 24, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:00pm-12:30pm, Afternoon snack 3:30pm-4:00pm

Site phone: (937) 333-3131

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

MacIntosh Park

882 W. Riverview Ave, Dayton, OH 45402

Sponsor: Dayton City SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:50pm-1:20pm

Site phone: (937) 333-4879

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Meadowdale High School

3873 Whitestone Court, Dayton, OH 45416

Sponsor: Dayton City SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 27 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:30am-9:00am, Lunch 12:00pm-12:30pm

Site phone: (937) 542-7037

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

NW - Rise and Restore Behavioral Health

1700 Needmore Rd, Dayton, OH 45414

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

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jun 26, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 9:00am-9:45am, Lunch 11:00am-11:45am
  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 22, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 9:00am-9:45am, Lunch 11:00am-11:45am
  • Ran Jun 8 to Aug 10, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 9:00am-9:45am, Lunch 11:00am-11:45am

Site phone: (937) 397-2550

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Northwest Branch Library

2410 Philadelphia Dr., Dayton, OH 45406

Sponsor: Dayton City SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:00pm-1:00pm

Site phone: (937) 463-2665

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Northwest Recreation Center

1600 Princeton Drive, Dayton, OH 45406

Sponsor: Dayton City SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 24, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:00pm-12:30pm, Afternoon snack 3:30pm-4:00pm

Site phone: (937) 333-3055

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Ohio Budokan

2119 Keenan Avenue, Dayton, OH 45414

Sponsor: Northridge Local SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jun 12, 2026, Tue, Thu: Lunch 1:40pm-2:00pm
  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 31, 2026, Tue, Thu: Lunch 1:40pm-2:00pm

Site phone: (937) 356-3032

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Olivehill Apartments

24 Lawncrest Ave., Dayton, OH 45417

Sponsor: Trotwood-Madison City Schools · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:30pm-1:30pm

Site phone: (937) 854-3050

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Ponitz Career Tech

741 Washington Street, Dayton, OH 45402

Sponsor: Dayton City SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 27 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:30am-9:00am, Lunch 12:00pm-12:30pm

Site phone: (937) 542-3528

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Redemption Dayton

2520 Arthur Ave, Dayton, OH 45414

Sponsor: Northridge Local SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jun 12, 2026, Mon, Wed, Fri: Lunch 11:25am-11:45am
  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon, Wed, Fri: Lunch 12:00pm-12:20pm

Site phone: (937) 275-7469

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Republic@Embassy

5102 Embassy Place, Dayton, OH 45414

Sponsor: Northridge Local SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon, Wed: Lunch 12:50pm-1:20pm
  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon, Wed, Fri: Lunch 1:15pm-1:35pm

Site phone: (937) 890-7032

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Roosevelt Elementary School

1923 W. Third Street, Dayton, OH 45417

Sponsor: Dayton City SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 24, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 9:00am-9:30am, Lunch 12:00pm-1:00pm
  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 24, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-9:30am, Lunch 12:00pm-1:00pm

Site phone: (937) 542-5360

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

SW - Behavior Health (ALH)

569 S. Main Street, Suite B, Dayton, OH 45322

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

  • Ran Jun 8 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 10:00am-11:30am, Lunch 12:30pm-4:30pm
  • Ran Jun 8 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 10:00am-11:30am, Lunch 12:30pm-1:30pm

Site phone: (936) 251-7059

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

SW - DML Burkhardt

4704 Burkhardt Ave., Dayton, OH 45403

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

  • Ran Jun 1 to Aug 4, 2026, Mon to Thu: Lunch 1:00pm-2:00pm

Site phone: (937) 496-8593

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

SW - DML Southeast

21 Watervliet Ave, Dayton, OH 45420

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

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 8, 2026, Mon, Wed: Lunch 12:00pm-1:00pm
  • Ran Jun 1 to Aug 3, 2026, Mon, Wed: Lunch 12:00pm-1:00pm

Site phone: (937) 496-8593

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

SW - Fail Me Not Tutoring

201 Riverside Drive, # 2a, Dayton, OH 45405

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

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 24, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 9:00am-9:30am, Lunch 12:00pm-12:30pm

Site phone: (937) 853-8333

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

SW - MVHO Opportunity Center (Primary Care Solutions)

907 West Fifth Street, Dayton, OH 45402

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

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 9:00am-9:30am, Lunch 12:00pm-12:30pm

Site phone: (689) 271-0887

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

SW - Triangle View Apartments (GDPM)

2726 Triangleview, Dayton, OH 45414

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

  • Ran Jun 1 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 10:00am-11:00am, Lunch 2:00pm-4:00pm
  • Ran Jun 1 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 2:00pm-4:00pm

Site phone: (937) 479-1580

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Skate Park

2008 Timber Lane, Dayton, OH 45414

Sponsor: Northridge Local SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 30, 2026, Mon to Thu: Lunch 2:05pm-2:25pm
  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 30, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 2:05pm-2:25pm

Site phone: (937) 275-5885

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Stebbins High School

1900 Harshman rd, Dayton, OH 45424

Sponsor: Mad River · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran May 27 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:30am-12:00pm

Site phone: (937) 259-6601

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Stivers School For the Arts

1313 E. Fifth Street, Dayton, OH 45402

Sponsor: Dayton City SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 7:30am-8:00am, Lunch 11:30am-12:00pm
  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-8:15am, Lunch 11:30am-12:00pm

Site phone: (937) 542-7459

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Sunny Acres

3515 Seaboard Dr, Dayton, OH 45414

Sponsor: Northridge Local SD · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 31, 2026, Tue, Thu: Lunch 1:15pm-1:35pm
  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 31, 2026, Tue, Thu: Lunch 12:50pm-1:07pm

Site phone: (937) 275-7469

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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.