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Chattanooga, Tennessee · summer 2026 (last summer)

Free Summer Meals for Kids in Chattanooga, TN

54 summer 2026 meal sites in Chattanooga, 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.

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Salvation Army- East Lake

2140 East 28th Street, Chattanooga, TN 37404

Sponsor: YMCA of Metropolitan Chattanooga · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 9:00-9:30, Lunch 11:30-12:30

Site phone: (423) 805-3361

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Sheila M Jennings Westside Park

1201 W 12th St, Chattanooga, TN 37402

Sponsor: YMCA of Metropolitan Chattanooga · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Aug 5, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 1:00-2:15

Site phone: (423) 805-3361

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Shepherd YFD Center

2124 Shepherd Road, Chattanooga, TN 37421

Sponsor: YMCA of Metropolitan Chattanooga · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00-10:00, Lunch 11:00-1:00

Site phone: (423) 805-3361

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

South Chattanooga Library

925 W 39th St, Chattanooga, TN 37415

Sponsor: YMCA of Metropolitan Chattanooga · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Supper 4:00-5:00

Site phone: (423) 805-3361

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

South Chattanooga YFD Center

1151 West 40th Street, Chattanooga, TN 37409

Sponsor: YMCA of Metropolitan Chattanooga · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 24, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00-9:30, Lunch 12:00-1:30

Site phone: (423) 805-3361

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Southside Youth Development

5226 Woodland View Circle, Chattanooga, TN 37410

Sponsor: YMCA of Metropolitan Chattanooga · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran May 22 to Aug 2, 2026, Mon, Tue, Thu: Supper 5:00-6:00

Site phone: (423) 805-3361

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

St. Elmo Park

4909 St. Elmo Ave, Chattanooga, TN 37410

Sponsor: YMCA of Metropolitan Chattanooga · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Aug 5, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:30-1:15

Site phone: (423) 805-3361

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Tyner YFD Center

6900 Ty Hi Drive, Chattanooga, TN 37421

Sponsor: YMCA of Metropolitan Chattanooga · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 24, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00-9:00, Lunch 12:00-1:00

Site phone: (423) 805-3361

Eat on-site · Open with limits

United Methodist Neighborhood Center, INC.

200 W. 38th St, Chattanooga, TN 37410

Sponsor: United Methodist Neighborhood Centers, INC. · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 17, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 7:45-8:30, Lunch 11:00-12:30

Site phone: (423) 266-1384

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Vilages @ Alton Park

310 W 38th Street, Chattanooga, TN 37410

Sponsor: YMCA of Metropolitan Chattanooga · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Aug 5, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 1:30-2:15

Site phone: (423) 805-3361

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Washington Hills YFD Center

4628 Oakwood Drive, Chattanooga, TN 37416

Sponsor: YMCA of Metropolitan Chattanooga · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00-10:00, Lunch 11:00-1:00

Site phone: (423) 805-3361

Eat on-site · Open with limits

Westside

1201 Poplar Street Ct, Chattanooga, TN 37402

Sponsor: Boys & Girls Clubs of Chattanooga · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 24, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:00-1:00, Afternoon snack 3:00-4:00

Site phone: (423) 541-2422

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Ycap - Chattanooga

1600 Central Ave, Chattanooga, TN 37408

Sponsor: YMCA of Metropolitan Chattanooga · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 23, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 8:00-9:00

Site phone: (423) 805-3361

Eat on-site · Open with limits

Young Ladies of Power

2901 Taylor Street, Chattanooga, TN 37406

Sponsor: United Methodist Neighborhood Centers, INC. · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon, Wed, Thu: Breakfast 8:00-8:30, Lunch 12:00-12:30

Site phone: (423) 227-0329

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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.