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South Carolina · summer 2026 (last summer)
Free summer meals for kids in South Carolina
1,495 summer meal sites in 251 South Carolina cities and towns, run by 124 sponsors, from USDA's Summer Meals Site Finder. 477 offer meals to go and 1,018 are eat on-site.
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.
SUN Bucks (Summer EBT) in South Carolina
According to USDA, South Carolina did not take part in SUN Bucks (Summer EBT) in 2026. Free summer meal sites, below, are a separate program that every state can offer. USDA's page was last updated August 14, 2026. To take part, a state or Tribe needs an approved plan from USDA, and each decides again every year. Check the current list on USDA's site for next summer.
Cities with the most summer meal sites
Largest sponsors in South Carolina
- Community Assistance and Mentoring Prog (CAMP) 104 sites
- Performing Arts and Science Academy (PASA) 90 sites
- Destiny Fellowship Church 65 sites
- Charleston County School District 52 sites
- School District of Greenville County 45 sites
- Orangeburg County School District 43 sites
- Aiken County Public School District 42 sites
- Greenville County 42 sites
- Partners for Change of the Carolinas 42 sites
- The Family YMCA 42 sites
All cities A–Z
- 215 Hickory Drive 1
- 300 East South St. 1
- Abbeville 9
- Adams Run 1
- Aiken 28
- Alcolu 2
- Allendale 9
- Anderson 47
- Andrews 2
- Arcadia 1
- Bamberg 5
- Bamburg 1
- Barmwell 2
- Barnwell 10
- Batesburg 3
- Batesburg-Leesville 6
- Beaufort 29
- Belvedere 1
- Bennettsville 6
- Bethune 1
- Bishopville 3
- Blacksburg 1
- Blackstock 1
- BlackVille 5
- Blair 1
- Blenheim 2
- Bluffton 12
- Blythewood 7
- Boiling Springs 10
- BoilingSprings 1
- Branchville 1
- Brunson 1
- Buffalo 3
- Bufflo 1
- Cades 2
- Calhoun Falls 1
- Camden 17
- Campobello 1
- Carlisle 2
- Cayce 4
- Centenary 1
- Central 1
- Chapin 1
- Charleston 31
- Cheraw 2
- Chesnee 12
- Chester 26
- Chesterfield 2
- Clarendon 1
- Clarks Hill 1
- Clearwater 2
- Clinton 1
- Clover 1
- Columbia 117
- Columiba 1
- Conway 6
- Cope 3
- Cordova 6
- Cottageville 2
- Coward 1
- Cowpens 2
- Cross 2
- Dalzell 6
- Darlignton 1
- Darlington 6
- Denmark 7
- Denmark Tech 1
- Dillon 23
- Dorchester 2
- Duncan 11
- Easley 4
- Eastover 5
- Eastower 1
- Edgefield 4
- Edgemoor 1
- Edisto Island 1
- Ehrhardt 1
- Elgin 7
- Elloree 1
- Estill 6
- Fairfax 10
- Florence 18
- Fork 1
- Fort Lawn 2
- Fountain Inn 3
- Gable 1
- Gadsden 1
- Gaffney 16
- Gaston 1
- Georgetown 9
- Gilbert 3
- Goose Creek 7
- Graniteville 9
- Gray Court 5
- Great Falls 3
- Great Falls SC 29055 1
- Green Pond 1
- GreenPond 1
- Greenville 44
- Greenwood 16
- Greer 18
- Gresham 1
- Hamer 1
- Hampton 7
- Hardeeville 2
- Harleyville 1
- Hartsville 9
- Helena 1
- Helena Island 1
- Hemingway 7
- Hilton Head Isl 1
- Hilton Head Island 5
- Holly Hill 4
- Hollywood 5
- Honea Path 6
- Hopkins 9
- Huger 2
- Inman 8
- Irmo 6
- Islandton 1
- Iva 1
- Jacksonboro 2
- Jefferson 1
- Johns Island 6
- Johnston 10
- Jonesville 1
- Kershaw 8
- Kingstree 16
- Lake City 10
- Lake View 5
- Lamar 4
- Lancaster 6
- Langley 1
- Latta 5
- Laurens 15
- Leesville 1
- Lexington 3
- Liberty 3
- Little River 2
- Lockhart 1
- Loris 3
- Lugoff 9
- Lyman 3
- Lynchburg 1
- Manning 14
- Marietta 2
- Marion 25
- Marion Sc 1
- Mauldin 2
- McColl 1
- McCormick 9
- Moncks Corner 4
- Monetta 3
- Moore 4
- Mt. Pleasant 1
- Mullins 22
- Myrtle Beach 11
- N Charleston 1
- N.Augusta 1
- New Ellenton 1
- Newberry 8
- Ninety Six 2
- North 6
- North Augusta 8
- North Charleston 30
- Norway 1
- Olanta 2
- Oragneburg 1
- Orangeburg 43
- Pacolet 3
- Pageland 1
- Pamplico 1
- Pawleys Island 2
- Pelion 3
- Pelzer 2
- Pendleton 6
- Pickens 3
- Piedmont 11
- Pineland 1
- Pinewood 2
- Plum Branch 1
- Pomaria 3
- Port Royal 4
- Prosperity 2
- Ravenel 5
- Reidville 2
- Richburg 1
- Ridge Spring 1
- Ridgeland 9
- Ridgeville 1
- Ridgeway 2
- Ridglenad 2
- Rock Hill 11
- Roebuck 6
- Round O 1
- Rowesville 1
- Rowesville Road 1
- Salem 1
- Salley 2
- Salters 2
- Saluda 7
- Santee 1
- Scranton 1
- Seabrook 8
- Seneca 2
- Simpsonville 15
- Six Mile 1
- Smoaks 2
- Society Hill 1
- Spartanburg 44
- Springfield 1
- St Stephen 2
- St. George 1
- St. Helena 2
- St. Helena Isl 2
- St. Helena Island 3
- St. Matthews 4
- St. Matthews, SC 1
- Startex 2
- Summerton 3
- Summerville 19
- Sumter 31
- Swansea 5
- Tamassee 1
- Taylors 11
- Taylors SC 1
- Travelers Rest 3
- Trenton 1
- Turbeville 6
- Union 8
- Vance 2
- Varnville 3
- Wagener 8
- Walhalla 2
- Wallace 1
- Walterboro 26
- Wando 2
- Warrenville 2
- Waterloo 2
- Wedgefield 1
- Wellford SC 1
- West Ashley 3
- West Columbia 6
- Westminster 1
- Williamston 2
- Williston 5
- Winnsboro 9
- Winnsoboro 1
- Woodruff 8
- Yemassee 8
- York 2
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Questions families ask
Who can eat at a summer meal site?
USDA says its summer meal programs serve meals and snacks at no cost to children 18 and younger. Sites marked "Open to all kids" are open sites in USDA's data, meaning they welcome children from the community. Sites marked "Open with limits" are open to the community but can limit who attends, for example for safety or space. Hours change, so call the site before you go.
What does "Eat on-site" or "Meals to go" mean?
Eat on-site means meals and snacks are eaten at the site. Meals to go means they can be picked up and eaten somewhere else; some sites hand out more than one day at a time.
When are summer 2027 sites announced?
Sites for the next summer are usually announced in the spring, after sponsors apply to their state agencies. Until then this page shows last summer's list as a guide to which towns and sponsors ran sites. The official place to look is the USDA Summer Meals Site Finder.
Is this the same as SUN Bucks?
No. SUN Bucks, also called Summer EBT, is a separate USDA program that gives eligible families a benefit on a card. Summer meal sites serve meals to kids directly. Your state may offer one, both or neither.
Run a summer program in South Carolina?
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.
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