Free Summer Meals for Kids in Columbia, SC

3 summer 2026 meal sites (meals to go) in Columbia, 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 (117) · Eat on-site (114) · Meals to go (3)

Meals to go · Open to all kids

Ecclesia Church of God

533 Sharpe Road, Columbia, SC 29203

Sponsor: Universal Community Improvement Organization · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 8 to Aug 5, 2026, Mon, Wed, Fri: Breakfast 11:00am-12:00pm
NO
Ran Jun 10 to Aug 5, 2026, Mon, Wed: Breakfast 11:00am-12:00pm
NO

Site phone: (803) 528-3780

Meals to go · Open to all kids

Ecclesia Church of God in Christ

533 Sharpe Rd, Columbia, SC 29203

Sponsor: Harvest Hope Food Bank · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 23 to Jul 28, 2026, Tue: Breakfast 11:00am-2:30pm, Lunch 11:00am-2:30pm
Site is an indoor grab and go model serving non-congregate meals

Site phone: (803) 586-3549

Meals to go · Open with limits

Forest Heights Elementary

2500 Blue Ridge Terrace, Columbia, SC 29203

Sponsor: Richland 01 · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 6 to Jul 31, 2026, Every day: Breakfast 8:00am-12:00pm, Lunch 8:30am-12:00pm
Meals are for the Saturdays thru Fridays each week distribution.

Site phone: (803) 908-5186

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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.