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Kent, Ohio · summer 2026 (last summer)

Free Summer Meals for Kids in Kent, OH

10 summer 2026 meal sites in Kent, 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

Athena Apartments

1676 Athena Drive, Kent, OH 44240

Sponsor: Cac Of Portage County · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00am-11:30am

Site phone: (330) 297-1456

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Franklin Crossing Apartments

900 Bart Lane, Kent, OH 44240

Sponsor: Cac Of Portage County · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:15pm-12:35pm

Site phone: (518) 949-4111

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Heritage Knolls

587 Walter Street, Kent, OH 44240

Sponsor: Cac Of Portage County · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Thu: Lunch 12:00pm-12:30pm

Site phone: (330) 297-1456

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Kent Free Library

312 W. Main Street, Kent, OH 44240

Sponsor: Cac Of Portage County · Summer Food Service Program

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

Site phone: (330) 297-1456

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Kent Recreation Center

1115 Franklin Avenue, Kent, OH 44240

Sponsor: Kent City SD · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 9 to Aug 16, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:45am-12:45pm

Site phone: (440) 731-6773

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Plum Creek Park

590 Plum Street, Kent, OH 44240

Sponsor: Kent City SD · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 9 to Aug 16, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 1:00pm-2:00pm

Site phone: (330) 676-8644

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Summit Gardens

1101 Summit Gardens Blvd, Kent, OH 44240

Sponsor: Cac Of Portage County · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:30am-11:50am

Site phone: (518) 949-4111

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Summit Gardens Apts.

1101 Summit Gardens Blvd., Kent, OH 44240

Sponsor: Lovelight Inc · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 15 to Aug 13, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:30am-11:50am

Site phone: (732) 278-0070

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Townsquare Villas Apartments

1354 Townsquare Drive, Kent, OH 44240

Sponsor: Cac Of Portage County · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Thu: Lunch 12:00pm-12:30pm

Site phone: (330) 297-1456

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Villages at Franklin Crossing

900 Bart Lane, Kent, OH 44240

Sponsor: Lovelight Inc · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 15 to Aug 13, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:15pm-12:35pm

Site phone: (330) 678-0761

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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.