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Reading, Pennsylvania · summer 2026 (last summer)

Free Summer Meals for Kids in Reading, PA

25 summer 2026 meal sites in Reading, 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

11th & Pike Recreation Center

1185 Pike St, Reading, PA 19604

Sponsor: Reading Recreation Commission · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 15 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:15pm-1:00pm, Afternoon snack 3:30pm-3:45pm

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

3rd & Spruce Recreation Center

320 S 3rd St, Reading, PA 19602

Sponsor: Reading Recreation Commission · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 15 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:15pm-1:00pm, Afternoon snack 3:30pm-3:45pm

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Amanda E Stout El Sch

321 South 10th St, Reading, PA 19602

Sponsor: Reading School District · Seamless Summer Option

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

Site phone: (484) 258-7000

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Antietam Valley Recreation Center

905 Byram St, Reading, PA 19606

Sponsor: Antietam School District · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 15 to Aug 6, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 8:30am-9:00am, Lunch 12:30pm-1:00pm
  • Ran Jun 15 to Aug 6, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 8:30am-9:00am, Lunch 12:00pm-12:30pm

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

C E Cole Intrmd School

3630 Kutztown Road, Reading, PA 19605

Sponsor: Muhlenberg School District · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Aug 13, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 8:00am-9:30am, Lunch 10:30am-12:30pm

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Central Middle Sch

1200 N 12th Street, Reading, PA 19604

Sponsor: Reading School District · Seamless Summer Option

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

Site phone: (484) 258-7000

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

City Line

1700 City Line Avenue, Reading, PA 19604

Sponsor: Reading School District · Seamless Summer Option

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

Site phone: (484) 258-7000

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

City Park Basketball Courts

Washington street & Columbus Drive, Reading, PA 19602

Sponsor: Centro Hispano Daniel Torres Inc · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 10 to Jul 30, 2026, Mon to Thu: Supper 4:30pm-5:30pm

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Glenside El Sch

500 Lackawanna Street, Reading, PA 19601

Sponsor: Reading School District · Seamless Summer Option

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

Site phone: (484) 258-7000

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Hampden Park

1001 Hampden Blvd, Reading, PA 19604

Sponsor: Reading Recreation Commission · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 15 to Aug 6, 2026, Mon to Thu: Lunch 11:45am-12:15pm

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Keffer Park Playground

301 Exeter St, Reading, PA 19601

Sponsor: Reading Recreation Commission · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 15 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:15pm-1:00pm, Afternoon snack 3:30pm-3:45pm

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Millmont El Sch

400 Summit Ave, Reading, PA 19611

Sponsor: Reading School District · Seamless Summer Option

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

Site phone: (484) 258-7000

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Mulberry Street Olivet Club

400 North 10th Street, Reading, PA 19604

Sponsor: Centro Hispano Daniel Torres Inc · Summer Food Service Program

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

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Northeast MS

1216 N 13th St, Reading, PA 19604

Sponsor: Reading School District · Seamless Summer Option

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

Site phone: (484) 258-7000

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Northwest El Sch

820 Clinton St, Reading, PA 19601

Sponsor: Reading School District · Seamless Summer Option

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

Site phone: (484) 258-7000

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Northwest MS

1000 N Front St, Reading, PA 19601

Sponsor: Reading School District · Seamless Summer Option

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

Site phone: (484) 258-7000

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Pal Unit Olivet Club

251 North 2nd Street, Reading, PA 19601

Sponsor: Centro Hispano Daniel Torres Inc · Summer Food Service Program

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

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Riverside El Sch

1400 Centre Ave, Reading, PA 19601

Sponsor: Reading School District · Seamless Summer Option

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

Site phone: (484) 258-7000

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Schlegel Park Playground

Schlegel Park Playground, 100 E Wyomissing BLvd, Reading, PA 19611

Sponsor: Reading Recreation Commission · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 15 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:15pm-1:00pm, Afternoon snack 3:30pm-3:45pm

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Sixteenth & Haak El Sch

1601 Haak St, Reading, PA 19602

Sponsor: Reading School District · Seamless Summer Option

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

Site phone: (484) 258-7000

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

St James Chapel

11 S 9th street, Reading, PA 19602

Sponsor: Reading Recreation Commission · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 15 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:00pm-12:45pm, Afternoon snack 3:30pm-3:45pm

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Tenth & Penn El Sch

955 Penn Street, Reading, PA 19601

Sponsor: Reading School District · Seamless Summer Option

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

Site phone: (484) 258-7000

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Thirteenth & Green El Sch

501 North 13th Street, Reading, PA 19604

Sponsor: Reading School District · Seamless Summer Option

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

Site phone: (484) 258-7000

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Thirteenth & Union El Sch

1600 N 13th Street, Reading, PA 19604

Sponsor: Reading School District · Seamless Summer Option

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

Site phone: (484) 258-7000

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Tyson-Schoener El Sch

315 S 5th St, Reading, PA 19602

Sponsor: Reading School District · Seamless Summer Option

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

Site phone: (484) 258-7000

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