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Nashville, Tennessee · summer 2026 (last summer)

Free Summer Meals for Kids in Nashville, TN

136 summer 2026 meal sites in Nashville, 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 (136) · Eat on-site (135) · Meals to go (1)

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Southern Word-Downtown Library

615 Church Street, Nashville, TN 37219

Sponsor: Metropolitan Action Commission · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 9:30-10:30, Lunch 12:30-2:30

Site phone: (615) 862-5800

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Southwood Park

321 Southwood Park, Nashville, TN 37217

Sponsor: Metropolitan Action Commission · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:30-9:30, Lunch 11:30-1:00

Site phone: (615) 862-8860

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Stratford High School

1800 Stratford ave, Nashville, TN 37216

Sponsor: New Beginnings International Ministry · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Thu: Lunch 1:00-1:30, Afternoon snack 11:00-11:30

Site phone: (615) 586-1839

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

T.G.P. STEM Camps

1000 17th Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37208

Sponsor: Metropolitan Action Commission · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 16, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00-9:00, Lunch 12:00-2:00

Site phone: (615) 852-8515

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Terrace Park

3110 Elm Hill Pike, Nashville, TN 37214

Sponsor: New Beginnings International Ministry · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Aug 5, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 3:00-3:30, Afternoon snack 4:30-5:00

Site phone: (615) 800-7092

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

The L.O.V.E. Academy Summer Empowerment Camp

2013 25th Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37208

Sponsor: Metropolitan Action Commission · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 10, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 9:00-10:00, Lunch 12:00-2:00

Site phone: (615) 468-8968

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

The Paddock at Grandview

5515 Scruggs Ln., Nashville, TN 37207

Sponsor: New Beginnings International Ministry · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Aug 5, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:00-12:30, Afternoon snack 1:30-2:00

Site phone: (615) 800-7092

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Una Elementary-Summer Scholars

2018 Mufreesboro Rd, Nashville, TN 37217

Sponsor: YMCA of Memphis and the Mid South · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran May 26 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Afternoon snack 4:45-5:45, Supper 2:45-3:45

Site phone: (901) 766-7677

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

UrbanPromise Nashville

255 Haywood Lane, Nashville, TN 37211

Sponsor: The Nashville Food Project · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 29 to Jul 23, 2026, Mon to Thu: Lunch 11:00-12:00, Afternoon snack 2:30-3:15

Site phone: (615) 460-0172

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Water Walkers

1300 South Street, Nashville, TN 37212

Sponsor: The Nashville Food Project · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 24, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 7:45-8:45, Lunch 10:30-11:45

Site phone: (615) 460-0172

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Watkins Park Community Center

616 17th Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37203

Sponsor: Metropolitan Action Commission · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 9:00-10:00, Lunch 12:00-2:00

Site phone: (615) 862-8468

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

West Nashville Dream Center - Cumberland View Apartments

2032 25th Ave N, Nashville, TN 37208

Sponsor: Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee, INC. · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 23, 2026, Mon to Thu: Lunch 11:00-12:00

Site phone: (615) 942-5559

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

West Park Club

1300 56th Avenue North (June), 4701 Indiana Avenue (July), Nashville, TN 37209

Sponsor: Metropolitan Action Commission · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 9:00-10:00, Lunch 12:00-2:00

Site phone: (615) 862-8469

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Westmeade Elementary

6641 Clearbrook Drive, Nashville, TN 37205

Sponsor: YMCA of Memphis and the Mid South · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran May 26 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Afternoon snack 4:45-5:45, Supper 2:45-3:45

Site phone: (901) 766-7677

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Whispering Oaks Apartments

100 Tanglewood Ct., Nashville, TN 37211

Sponsor: New Beginnings International Ministry · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 1 to Aug 5, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:00-12:30, Afternoon snack 1:30-2:00

Site phone: (615) 586-1839

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

YES Lindsley

11 Lindsley Ave., Nashville, TN 37210

Sponsor: Youth Encouragement Services, Inc. · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 10 to Jul 24, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:30-9:30, Lunch 11:00-12:00

Site phone: (423) 432-5195

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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.