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Newark, Ohio · summer 2026 (last summer)

Free Summer Meals for Kids in Newark, OH

10 summer 2026 meal sites in Newark, 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

Alive Vineyard

7602 Stewart Rd NE, Newark, OH 43055

Sponsor: The Salvation Army-Newark · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 1 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Thu: Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm
Ran Jun 1 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Thu: Lunch 11:00am-12:30pm
Ran Jun 1 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00am-12:30pm

Site phone: (740) 495-7712

Eat on-site · Open with limits

CEN - Par Excellence Stem Academy

1350 Granville Rd, Newark, OH 43055

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

Ran Jun 1 to Jul 16, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 9:00am-9:30am, Lunch 12:00pm-12:45pm

Site phone: (740) 624-8600

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Cobble Park - "Little Texas"

382 Ohio Street, Newark, OH 43055

Sponsor: The Salvation Army-Newark · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 1 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm

Site phone: (740) 405-3640

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

More for Less

490 E. Main Street, Newark, OH 43055

Sponsor: The Salvation Army-Newark · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 1 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:30pm-1:30pm

Site phone: (740) 404-7520

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Newark Main Library

101 W. Main St., Newark, OH 43055

Sponsor: The Salvation Army-Newark · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 1 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:00pm-1:00pm

Site phone: (740) 349-5550

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Newark Townhomes

11 Daugherty Circle, Newark, OH 43055

Sponsor: The Salvation Army-Newark · Summer Food Service Program

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

Site phone: (740) 323-4145

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

The Salvation Army-Newark

250 East Main Street, Newark, OH 43055

Sponsor: The Salvation Army-Newark · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 1 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:30am-1:00pm

Site phone: (740) 345-8120

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

The Village Network

14 Sandalwood Drive, Newark, OH 43055

Sponsor: The Salvation Army-Newark · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 1 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm

Site phone: (740) 788-8850

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

The Village Network

The Village Network, 14 Sandalwood Drive, Newark, OH 43055

Sponsor: The Salvation Army-Newark · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 1 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm

Site phone: (740) 788-8850

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Wright Memorial United Methodist Church

735 Mt. Vernon Road, Newark, OH 43055

Sponsor: The Salvation Army-Newark · Summer Food Service Program

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

Site phone: (740) 877-2602

SUN Bucks in Ohio

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.