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Johnston, South Carolina · summer 2026 (last summer)

Free Summer Meals for Kids in Johnston, SC

10 summer 2026 meal sites in Johnston, 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 (10) · Eat on-site (4) · Meals to go (6)

Meals to go · Open with limits

Edgefield County Youth Empowerment Center

757 Highway 121, Johnston, SC 29832

Sponsor: Edgefield County · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 3 to Jun 25, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 12:00pm-1:15pm, Lunch 12:30pm-1:15pm
    This is a restricted open site. A log of all participating children's names will be maintained for record-keeping purposes. This option will be available for breakfast and lunch serving times. On Thursday meals will be distributed in bulk for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

Site phone: (803) 215-9758

Eat on-site · Open with limits

Edgefield County Youth Empowerment Center

757 Highway 121, Johnston, SC 29832

Sponsor: Edgefield County · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 3 to Jun 25, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 9:30am-10:15am, Lunch 12:30pm-1:15pm

Site phone: (803) 215-9758

Meals to go · Open to all kids · Mobile stop

Edisto Plaza Apartments

304 Slide Hill Road, Johnston, SC 29832

Sponsor: The Family YMCA · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 15 to Jul 26, 2026, Mon: Breakfast 3:20pm-3:35pm, Supper 3:20pm-3:35pm

Site phone: (706) 922-9133

Meals to go · Open to all kids

Johnston Elementary

514 Lee Street, Johnston, SC 29832

Sponsor: Edgefield County · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jun 25, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 10:30am-11:30am, Lunch 10:30am-11:30am
    To ensure the summer intercession program remains undisturbed, all community meals are provided for off-site consumption only. A log of all participating children's names will be maintained for record-keeping purposes. This option will be available for breakfast and lunch serving times. On Thursday

Site phone: (803) 275-1755

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Johnston Elementary

514 Lee Street, Johnston, SC 29832

Sponsor: Edgefield County · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 3 to Jun 24, 2026, Mon to Thu: Lunch 10:30am-11:30am
  • Ran Jun 3 to Jun 25, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 7:30am-8:30am

Site phone: (803) 275-1755

Meals to go · Open to all kids · Mobile stop

Park Ave 2

401 Park Ave, Johnston, SC 29832

Sponsor: The Family YMCA · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 15 to Jul 26, 2026, Mon: Breakfast 3:00pm-3:15pm

Site phone: (706) 922-9133

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Strom Thurmond High

1131 Columbia Road, Johnston, SC 29832

Sponsor: Edgefield County · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 15 to Jun 25, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 8:00am-9:00am, Lunch 10:00am-12:00pm

Site phone: (803) 275-1768

Meals to go · Open to all kids

Strom Thurmond High

1131 Columbia Road, Johnston, SC 29832

Sponsor: Edgefield County · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 15 to Jun 25, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 10:00am-1:00pm, Lunch 10:00am-12:00pm
    To ensure the summer intercession program remains undisturbed, all community meals are provided for off-site consumption only. A log of all participating children's names will be maintained for record-keeping purposes. This option will be available for breakfast and lunch serving times. On Thursday

Site phone: (803) 275-1768

Meals to go · Open to all kids

Strom Thurmond High School 1

1131 Columbia Road, Johnston, SC 29832

Sponsor: Edgefield County · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 9 to Jun 11, 2026, Tue to Thu: Afternoon snack 8:15pm-8:45pm
    The snack is being provided as a non congretgate meal.

Site phone: (803) 275-1768

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Strom Thurmond High School 1

1131 Columbia Road, Johnston, SC 29832

Sponsor: Edgefield County · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 9 to Jun 11, 2026, Tue to Thu: Afternoon snack 8:15pm-8:45pm, Supper 5:45pm-6:45pm
  • Ran Jun 9 to Jun 11, 2026, Tue to Thu: Supper 5:45pm-6:45pm

Site phone: (803) 275-1768

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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.