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Providence, Rhode Island · summer 2026 (last summer)

Free Summer Meals for Kids in Providence, RI

46 summer 2026 meal sites in Providence, 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

Rochambeau Library

708 Hope Street, Providence, RI 02906

Sponsor: Providence City of · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 29 to Aug 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 1:00-3:00

Site phone: (401) 272-3780

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Roger Williams Park

1000 Elmwood Avenue, Providence, RI 02907

Sponsor: Providence City of · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Aug 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:30-1:30

Site phone: (401) 660-0580

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

South Providence Library

441 Prairie Avenue, Providence, RI 02905

Sponsor: Providence City of · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 22 to Aug 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 1:00-3:00

Site phone: (401) 467-2619

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Wanskuck Library

233 Veazie Street, Providence, RI 02904

Sponsor: Providence City of · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 22 to Aug 21, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 1:00-3:00

Site phone: (401) 274-4145

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

West End Rec. Ctr. @ Bucklin Pool

404 Dexter Street, Providence, RI 02907

Sponsor: Providence City of · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 29 to Aug 22, 2026, Mon to Sat: Lunch 12:15-2:15

Site phone: (401) 499-9708

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Zuccolo Rec. Center

Near 85 Knight Street, Providence, RI 02909

Sponsor: Providence City of · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 29 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:15-2:15

Site phone: (401) 536-0837

SUN Bucks in Rhode Island

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