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Chester, South Carolina · summer 2026 (last summer)

Free Summer Meals for Kids in Chester, SC

26 summer 2026 meal sites in Chester, 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.

All sites (26) · Eat on-site (16) · Meals to go (10)

Meals to go · Open to all kids

Baton Rouge Recreation Park

3158 Pinckney Road, Chester, SC 29706

Sponsor: City of Chester · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 29, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 11:00am-12:30pm, Lunch 11:00am-12:30pm
    N/A

Site phone: (803) 444-3620

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Brooklyn Center

331 Ashford Road, Chester, SC 29706

Sponsor: City of Chester · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 29, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00am-12:30pm
    N/A

Site phone: (803) 209-6105

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Center Street Apartments

301 Center Street, Chester, SC 29706

Sponsor: City of Chester · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 29, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:00pm-12:45pm
    N/A
  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 29, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00am-11:30am
    N/A

Site phone: (803) 524-0566

Meals to go · Open to all kids

Chester Baseball Complex Clubhouse #2

623 Baseball Alley, Chester, SC 29706

Sponsor: City of Chester · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 29, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 11:45am-12:30pm, Lunch 11:45am-12:30pm
    N/A

Site phone: (803) 899-0861

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Chester Community Kitchen (Agribusiness Center)

111 Columbia Street, Chester, SC 29706

Sponsor: City of Chester · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 29, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:30am-9:15am, Lunch 11:00am-12:00pm
    N/A

Site phone: (803) 209-5775

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Chester County Library

100 Center Street, Chester, SC 29706

Sponsor: City of Chester · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 29, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm
    N/A
  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 29, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00am-12:30pm
    N/A

Site phone: (803) 801-0250

Meals to go · Open to all kids

Chester Grove/B & D Trailer Park

2706 Dove Lane, Chester, SC 29706

Sponsor: City of Chester · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 29, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 11:00am-11:30am, Lunch 11:00am-11:30am
    N/A
  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 29, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 11:00am-12:30pm, Lunch 11:00am-12:30pm
    N/A

Site phone: (803) 209-6824

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Chester Heights Housing Authority

2678 Dawson Drive, Chester, SC 29706

Sponsor: City of Chester · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 29, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00am-12:30pm
    N/A

Site phone: (803) 899-2735

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Chester High

1330 J A Cochran Bypass, Chester, SC 29706

Sponsor: Chester County · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 2, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 8:30am-9:30am, Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm

Site phone: (803) 377-5105

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Chester Middle

1014 McCandless Road, Chester, SC 29706

Sponsor: Chester County · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 2, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 9:00am-9:45am, Lunch 11:00am-12:00pm

Site phone: (803) 377-4001

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Elks Drive

844 Elks Drive, Chester, SC 29706

Sponsor: City of Chester · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 29, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00am-12:30pm

Site phone: (803) 209-5337

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Eureka

619 Saluda Road, Chester, SC 29706

Sponsor: City of Chester · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 29, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00am-11:45am
    N/A

Site phone: (803) 209-7385

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Finley Park

145 Cemetery Street, Chester, SC 29706

Sponsor: City of Chester · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 29, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00am-12:30pm
    N/A

Site phone: (803) 402-0276

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Frank Connor Park

Spring Street, Chester, SC 29706

Sponsor: City of Chester · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 29, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:00pm-12:30pm
  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 29, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00am-12:30pm

Site phone: (839) 243-7535

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Friendship Baptist Church

591 Columbia Road, Chester, SC 29706

Sponsor: City of Chester · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 29, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00am-12:30pm
    N/A

Site phone: (803) 519-9733

Meals to go · Open to all kids

Gethsemane Baptist

807 Darby Road, Chester, SC 29706

Sponsor: City of Chester · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 29, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 11:00am-12:30pm, Lunch 11:00am-12:30pm
    N/A

Site phone: (803) 374-0102

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Jackson James Park

Mill Street, Chester, SC 29706

Sponsor: City of Chester · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 29, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00am-12:30pm
    N/A

Site phone: (839) 285-0988

Meals to go · Open to all kids

Kingdom Boot Camp

540 Great Falls Hwy, Chester, SC 29706

Sponsor: City of Chester · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 24 to Jul 2, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:30pm-1:15pm, Afternoon snack 2:30pm-2:50pm
    Site will offer a mini camp but will also serve as an open site for meal services.

Site phone: (803) 519-6845

Meals to go · Open to all kids

Lowrys Park

2742 Old York Road, Chester, SC 29706

Sponsor: City of Chester · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 29, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 11:00am-12:30pm, Lunch 11:00am-12:30pm
    N/A

Site phone: (803) 519-7689

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

MUSC Chester

One Medical Park Drive, Chester, SC 29706

Sponsor: Medical University Hospital Authority · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 29 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:30am-1:30pm

Site phone: (843) 901-9905

Meals to go · Open to all kids

MUSC Chester

One Medical Park Drive, Chester, SC 29706

Sponsor: Medical University Hospital Authority · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 29 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:30am-1:30pm

Site phone: (803) 740-9814

Meals to go · Open to all kids

Mt. Moriah Baptist Church

789 Meadowbrook Road, Chester, SC 29706

Sponsor: City of Chester · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 29, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 11:00am-12:30pm, Lunch 11:00am-12:30pm
    N/A

Site phone: (803) 228-1169

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Ramsey Grove Apartment Complex

553 Flint Street, Chester, SC 29706

Sponsor: City of Chester · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 29, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00am-11:45am
    N/A
  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 29, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00am-11:30am
    N/A

Site phone: (803) 524-0566

Meals to go · Open to all kids

Sandy River Baptist Church

1184 Lowrys Hwy, Chester, SC 29706

Sponsor: City of Chester · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 29, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 11:00am-12:30pm, Lunch 11:00am-12:30pm
    N/A

Site phone: (803) 444-1027

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Town & Country Lane Apartments

213 Town Country Lane, Chester, SC 29706

Sponsor: City of Chester · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 29, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00am-11:45am
    N/A
  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 29, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:45am-12:30pm
    N/A

Site phone: (839) 243-7535

Meals to go · Open to all kids

Town House Apartment

628 Lancaster Street, Chester, SC 29706

Sponsor: City of Chester · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 29, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 12:00pm-12:45pm, Lunch 12:00pm-12:45pm
    N/A

Site phone: (803) 209-7385

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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.