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Bennington, Vermont · summer 2026 (last summer)

Free Summer Meals for Kids in Bennington, VT

7 summer 2026 meal sites in Bennington, 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 (7) · Eat on-site (1) · Meals to go (6)

Meals to go · Open to all kids

Applegate Apts

236 Applegate Drive, Bennington, VT 05201

Sponsor: Southwest Vermont SU · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jul 6 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 9:00am-10:00am, Lunch 11:30am-12:00pm
From July 6-July 31, children 18 years or younger are welcome to pick up Monday through Friday, one (1) breakfast and/or one (1) lunch Grab and Go unitized meals. Meals are available to children at the community building and are encouraged to eat on site during the designated times of 9:00-10:00 and

Site phone: (802) 440-5168

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Bennington College

Visual Arts and Performing Arts Center- VAPA, 1 College Drive, Bennington, VT 05201

Sponsor: Southwest Vermont SU · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jul 6 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 9:00am-9:30am, Lunch 12:00pm-12:30pm

Site phone: (802) 780-8880

Meals to go · Open to all kids

Bennington Recreation Center

655 Gage Street, Bennington, VT 05201

Sponsor: Southwest Vermont SU · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jul 6 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 9:00am-9:30am, Lunch 11:00am-11:30am
Single day Grab and Go breakfast is available from the centers front office from 9:00-9:30 each morning M-F for children 18 years or younger. Single day Grab and Go unitized bagged lunch is available from the centers front office M-F 11:00-11:30. Children must be present to receive meals.

Site phone: (802) 379-7290

Meals to go · Open to all kids

Bennington Sports Center

230 School Street, Bennington, VT 05201

Sponsor: Southwest Vermont SU · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jul 6 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 9:00am-9:30am, Lunch 11:00am-11:30am
From July 6-July 31, single day Grab and Go breakfast is available from the main entrance from 9:00-9:30 each morning M-F. Single day Grab and Go Lunch is available from the main entrance from 11:00-11:30 M-F. Children 18 years or younger must be present to receive a meal.

Site phone: (518) 424-9926

Meals to go · Open to all kids

Mount Anthony Union Middle School

747 East Road, Bennington, VT 05201

Sponsor: Southwest Vermont SU · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jul 6 to Aug 2, 2026, Every day: Breakfast 7:30am-11:30am, Lunch 7:30am-11:30am
From July 6-July 31 Monday through Friday, Parents/Guardians are welcome to pick up Monday through Thursday, one (1) breakfast and/or one (1) lunch Grab and Go unitized meals for their children, On Fridays, Parents/Guardians are welcome to pick up three (3) breakfast and/or three (3) lunch Grab and

Site phone: (802) 384-3237

Meals to go · Open to all kids

Willow Park

456 Park Street, Jim Ross Pavilion, Bennington, VT 05201

Sponsor: Southwest Vermont SU · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 17 to Aug 25, 2026, Every day: Breakfast 2:00pm-4:00pm, Lunch 2:00pm-4:00pm
Parents/Guardians or children are welcome to sign for and pick up free, multi-day meal kits for their children 18 years or younger. These may be accessed at the Jim Ross Pavilion at Willow Park in Bennington Vermont from 2-4pm on select dates in June, July, and August. Wednesday June 17th (7 breakfa

Site phone: (802) 373-6457

Meals to go · Open to all kids

Willowbrook Apts

22 Willow Brook Drive, Bennington, VT 05201

Sponsor: Southwest Vermont SU · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jul 6 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 9:30am-10:00am, Lunch 11:30am-12:00pm
From July 6-July 31 Monday through Friday, children 18 years or younger are welcome to pick up one (1) breakfast and/or one (1) lunch Grab and Go unitized meals from the Willowbrook Community Room. Breakfast is from 9:30-10:00am M-F and lunch from 11:30AM-12:00PM

Site phone: (802) 345-2263

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USDA's 2026 map showed Vermont as participating in SUN Bucks (Summer EBT). See the Vermont details.

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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.