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Carthage, Tennessee · summer 2026 (last summer)

Free Summer Meals for Kids in Carthage, TN

11 summer 2026 meal sites (eat on-site) in Carthage, 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 (22) · Eat on-site (11) · Meals to go (11)

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

City Park/City Pool

301 Industrial Drive, Carthage, TN 37030

Sponsor: Smith County · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran May 26 to Jun 26, 2026, Tue to Thu: Lunch 12:00pm-12:30pm, Afternoon snack 12:00pm-12:30pm

Site phone: (615) 735-2321

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Crump Paris Park

132 Gordonsville Hwy, Carthage, TN 37030

Sponsor: Smith County · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran May 26 to Jun 25, 2026, Tue to Thu: Lunch 11:00am-11:30am, Afternoon snack 11:00am-11:30am

Site phone: (615) 735-2321

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Gallatin Housing Authority

114 Jordan St., Carthage, TN 37030

Sponsor: Smith County · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jun 22, 2026, Mon: Breakfast 10:30am-11:00am, Lunch 10:30am-11:00am

Site phone: (615) 735-2321

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Kempville Chapel Old Time Methodist Church

196 Kempville Hwy, Defeated, TN 37030, Carthage, TN 37030

Sponsor: Smith County · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jun 11, 2026, Mon to Thu: Supper 6:00pm-6:30pm

Site phone: (615) 735-2321

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Smith County High School

312 Fite Ave, Carthage, TN 37030

Sponsor: Smith County · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran May 26 to Jun 19, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 7:30am-8:30am, Lunch 11:00am-12:00pm

Site phone: (615) 735-2321

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Smith County High School

312 Fite Ave, Non-Congregate, Carthage, TN 37030

Sponsor: Smith County · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran May 29 to Jun 26, 2026, Fri: Breakfast 10:00am-10:00am, Lunch 12:00pm-12:00pm

Site phone: (615) 735-2321

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Smith County High School Football Team

312 Fite Avenue, Carthage, TN 37030

Sponsor: Smith County · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran May 26 to Jun 18, 2026, Tue to Thu: Breakfast 9:00am-9:30am, Morning snack 9:00am-9:30am
  • Ran May 26 to Jul 24, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00am-11:30am, Afternoon snack 11:00am-11:30am

Site phone: (615) 735-2321

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Smith County Middle School

134 Smith County Middle School Lane, Carthage, TN 37030

Sponsor: Smith County · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran May 26 to Jun 26, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 7:30am-8:00am, Lunch 11:00am-11:30am

Site phone: (615) 735-2321

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Smith County Middle School

134 Smith County Middle School Lane, Non-Congregate, Carthage, TN 37030

Sponsor: Smith County · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran May 26 to Jul 24, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 10:00am-12:00pm, Lunch 10:00am-12:00pm

Site phone: (615) 735-2321

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

United Methodist Church Preschool

608 Main St N #1212, Carthage, TN 37030

Sponsor: Smith County · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jun 25, 2026, Mon to Thu: Lunch 11:00am-11:30am, Afternoon snack 11:00am-11:30am
  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 23, 2026, Mon to Thu: Lunch 11:00am-11:30am, Afternoon snack 11:00am-11:30am

Site phone: (615) 735-2321

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Upper Ferry Housing Authority

114 Jordan St., Carthage, TN 37030

Sponsor: Smith County · Seamless Summer Option

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jun 22, 2026, Mon: Breakfast 10:00am-10:30am, Lunch 10:00am-10:30am

Site phone: (615) 735-2321

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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.