BackPR

Find a program / Free summer meals for kids / Pennsylvania / Erie

Erie, Pennsylvania · summer 2026 (last summer)

Free Summer Meals for Kids in Erie, PA

17 summer 2026 meal sites in Erie, 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

Bayfront YMCA Club

31 West 10, Erie, PA 16501

Sponsor: YMCA of Greater Erie · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Aug 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Afternoon snack 1:00pm-3:00pm, Supper 4:30pm-6:00pm

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Bethesda Lutheran Services - Trinity Center

462 West 18th Street, Erie, PA 16501

Sponsor: Bethesda Childrens Home · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 3 to Aug 15, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 9:00am-10:30am, Lunch 12:00pm-1:30pm

Site phone: (814) 724-7510

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Boys & Girls Club of Erie

1515 East Lake Road, Erie, PA 16511

Sponsor: Northwest Tri County IU 5 · Summer Food Service Program

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

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Erie Dance Theater

1603 Cherry St., Erie, PA 16502

Sponsor: YMCA of Greater Erie · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Aug 4 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:00pm-1:00pm

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Gridley Park

598 Liberty St, Erie, PA 16502

Sponsor: YMCA of Greater Erie · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Aug 4, 2026, Tue: Supper 5:00pm-8:00pm
  • Ran Aug 26, 2026, Wed: Supper 5:00pm-8:00pm

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

John F. Kennedy Center

2038 Buffalo Road, Erie, PA 16510

Sponsor: Northwest Tri County IU 5 · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 22 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 9:00am-10:00am, Lunch 12:00pm-1:00pm

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Luther Memorial Academy

220 W 11th Street, Erie, PA 16501

Sponsor: Northwest Tri County IU 5 · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 15 to Jun 26, 2026, Mon to Fri: Morning snack 9:00am-9:30am, Lunch 11:00am-11:30am
  • Ran Jun 15 to Jun 26, 2026, Mon to Fri: Morning snack 8:45am-9:15am, Lunch 11:00am-11:30am

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Martin Luther King Center

312 Chestnut St, Erie, PA 16507

Sponsor: YMCA of Greater Erie · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:30am-9:00am, Lunch 12:00pm-1:00pm
  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00am-9:00am, Lunch 12:00pm-1:00pm

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Mt. Zion

2247 East 19th St, Erie, PA 16510

Sponsor: YMCA of Greater Erie · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 4, 2026, Tue to Thu: Lunch 12:00pm-1:00pm
  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 4, 2026, Tue to Thu: Lunch 12:00pm-12:45pm

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Neighborhood Art House

201 East 10th Street, Erie, PA 16503

Sponsor: YMCA of Greater Erie · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 22 to Jul 24, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:40pm-1:25pm

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Perseus House - Site #2

1309 French Street, Erie, PA 16501

Sponsor: Northwest Tri County IU 5 · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Jul 28, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 8:45am-9:05am

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Persus House Charter School

1511 Peach St., Erie, PA 16501

Sponsor: Northwest Tri County IU 5 · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Jul 28, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 8:45am-9:05am

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Sarah Reed Children’s Center – Hamilton Campus

2931 Harvard Road, Erie, PA 16508

Sponsor: Northwest Tri County IU 5 · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 9 to Aug 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:30am-9:30am, Lunch 12:00pm-1:00pm

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

YMCA Burton Park

East 40th Street & Brandes St, Erie, PA 16504

Sponsor: Northwest Tri County IU 5 · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 10 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm, Afternoon snack 2:00pm-2:30pm
  • Ran Jun 16 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm, Afternoon snack 2:00pm-2:30pm
  • Ran Jun 16 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm, Afternoon snack 2:00pm-2:30pm

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

YMCA Gridley Park

598 Liberty Street, Erie, PA 16502

Sponsor: Northwest Tri County IU 5 · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 10 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm, Afternoon snack 2:00pm-2:30pm

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

YMCA McKinley Park

East 21st Street & East Avenue, Erie, PA 16503

Sponsor: Northwest Tri County IU 5 · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 10 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm, Afternoon snack 2:00pm-2:30pm

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

YMCA Rodger Young Park

1750 Buffalo Rd, Erie, PA 16510

Sponsor: Northwest Tri County IU 5 · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 10 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm, Afternoon snack 2:00pm-2:30pm

SUN Bucks in Pennsylvania

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

Also in Erie

Licensed child care and after-school programs in Erie · Youth and community nonprofits in Erie · All Pennsylvania summer meal sites

Run a summer program in Erie?

BackPR is a software company and does not run these meal sites. It is free for registered nonprofits: online registration, payments, waivers, attendance and messages to families. No subscription and no BackPR fee on what families pay.

See the free nonprofit plan · Summer camps · Free forms and templates

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.