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Vermont · summer 2026 (last summer)
Free summer meals for kids in Vermont
151 summer meal sites in 96 Vermont cities and towns, run by 41 sponsors, from USDA's Summer Meals Site Finder. 113 offer meals to go and 38 are eat on-site.
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.
SUN Bucks (Summer EBT) in Vermont
According to USDA, Vermont took part in SUN Bucks (also called Summer EBT) in 2026. See how to apply on USDA's Vermont Summer EBT page. USDA's page was last updated August 14, 2026. To take part, a state or Tribe needs an approved plan from USDA, and each decides again every year. Check the current list on USDA's site for next summer.
Cities with the most summer meal sites
Largest sponsors in Vermont
- North Country SU 14 sites
- White River Valley Supervisory Union 13 sites
- Southwest Vermont SU 10 sites
- Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union School Dist. 9 sites
- Barre Unified Union School District 7 sites
- Rutland City School District 7 sites
- Bennington-Rutland SU 6 sites
- Springfield Town School District 6 sites
- Windham Northeast SU 6 sites
- Burlington School District 5 sites
All cities A–Z
- Alburgh 1
- Arlington 2
- Ascutney 1
- Barnet 1
- Barre 6
- Barton 2
- Bellows Falls 2
- Bennington 7
- Berlin 1
- Bethel 1
- Bolton 2
- Bradford 1
- Brandon 1
- Brattleboro 1
- Bristol 2
- Burlington 3
- Chelsea 1
- Chester 1
- Colchester 1
- Coventry 1
- Danby 1
- Derby 1
- Derby Line 1
- East Corinth 1
- East Dover 1
- Enosburg Falls 2
- Essex Junction 1
- Fair Haven 1
- Glover 1
- Grand Isle 1
- Graniteville 1
- Hardwick 1
- Hartland 1
- Highgate Center 1
- Hinesburg 1
- Hyde Park 1
- Irasburg 1
- Island Pond 2
- Jamaica 1
- Jay 1
- Jeffersonville 1
- Jericho 1
- Johnson 1
- Londonderry 1
- Lowell 1
- Ludlow 1
- Lyndonville 1
- Manchester Center 1
- Middlebury 2
- Milton 2
- Montpelier 2
- Morrisville 1
- N Springfield 1
- Newport 5
- North Clarendon 2
- North Troy 2
- Northfield 1
- Orleans 2
- Pittsford 1
- Pownal 1
- Randolph 1
- Richford 1
- Rochester 1
- Roxbury 1
- Rutland 7
- SAint Albans 2
- Shaftsbury 1
- Sharon 2
- Sheldon 1
- Shoreham 1
- South Burlington 1
- South Royalton 1
- South Strafford 2
- Springfield 8
- St. Johnsbury 1
- Starksboro 1
- Stockbridge 2
- Swanton 1
- Townshend 1
- Tunbridge 2
- Vergennes 4
- Waitsfield 1
- Waterbury 1
- Wells 1
- Wells River 1
- West Charleston 1
- West Fairlee 1
- West Pawlet 1
- Westfield 1
- Westminster 1
- White River Junction 2
- Williamstown 2
- Wilmington 3
- Windsor 1
- Winooski 1
- Worcester 1
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Questions families ask
Who can eat at a summer meal site?
USDA says its summer meal programs serve meals and snacks at no cost to children 18 and younger. Sites marked "Open to all kids" are open sites in USDA's data, meaning they welcome children from the community. Sites marked "Open with limits" are open to the community but can limit who attends, for example for safety or space. Hours change, so call the site before you go.
What does "Eat on-site" or "Meals to go" mean?
Eat on-site means meals and snacks are eaten at the site. Meals to go means they can be picked up and eaten somewhere else; some sites hand out more than one day at a time.
When are summer 2027 sites announced?
Sites for the next summer are usually announced in the spring, after sponsors apply to their state agencies. Until then this page shows last summer's list as a guide to which towns and sponsors ran sites. The official place to look is the USDA Summer Meals Site Finder.
Is this the same as SUN Bucks?
No. SUN Bucks, also called Summer EBT, is a separate USDA program that gives eligible families a benefit on a card. Summer meal sites serve meals to kids directly. Your state may offer one, both or neither.
Run a summer program in Vermont?
BackPR is a software company and does not run these meal sites. It is free for registered nonprofits: online registration, payments, waivers, attendance and messages to families. No subscription and no BackPR fee on what families pay.
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