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Knoxville, Tennessee · summer 2026 (last summer)

Free Summer Meals for Kids in Knoxville, TN

89 summer 2026 meal sites (eat on-site) in Knoxville, 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 (92) · Eat on-site (89) · Meals to go (3)

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

West Haven Rec Ctr

3622 Sisk Rd, Knoxville, TN 37921

Sponsor: Knoxville-Knox County Community Action Committee · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 24, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 10:30-11:00, Afternoon snack 3:30-4:00

Site phone: (865) 546-3500

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

West Hills Elem SS

409 Vanosdale Road, Knoxville, TN 37909

Sponsor: Knoxville-Knox County Community Action Committee · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 2 to Jun 26, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 7:15-8:15, Lunch 10:45-12:45

Site phone: (865) 546-3500

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

West Hills Elementary

409 Vanosdale Road, Knoxville, TN 37909

Sponsor: YMCA of East Tennessee · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 29 to Jul 24, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00-8:30, Supper 3:30-4:00

Site phone: (865) 679-4499

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

West Town Christian Church

9300 Middlebrook Pike, Knoxville, TN 37931

Sponsor: YMCA of East Tennessee · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran May 26 to Jul 24, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00-8:30, Supper 3:30-4:00

Site phone: (865) 679-4499

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Western Heights B&G Club

1331 W Oldham Ave, Knoxville, TN 37921

Sponsor: Knoxville-Knox County Community Action Committee · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran May 26 to Jul 24, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00-12:00, Afternoon snack 3:30-4:30

Site phone: (865) 546-3500

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Western Heights Center Summer Program

1230 West Scott Ave, Knoxville, TN 37921

Sponsor: Knoxville-Knox County Community Action Committee · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran May 26 to Jul 17, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 9:00-10:00, Afternoon snack 2:00-3:00

Site phone: (865) 546-3500

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Whittle Springs Middle SS

2700 White Oak Ave, Knoxville, TN 37917

Sponsor: Knoxville-Knox County Community Action Committee · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 2 to Jun 26, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 7:15-8:15, Lunch 11:15-1:15

Site phone: (865) 546-3500

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Woodlawn CC

4339 Woodlawn Pk, Knoxville, TN 37920

Sponsor: Knoxville-Knox County Community Action Committee · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran May 26 to Jul 17, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 9:00-10:00, Lunch 11:45-12:45

Site phone: (865) 546-3500

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

YWCA Phyllis Wheatley

124 S Cruze St, Knoxville, TN 37915

Sponsor: Our Daily Bread of Tennessee, INC · Summer Food Service Program

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

Site phone: (865) 546-0651

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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.