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Charleston, West Virginia · summer 2026 (last summer)

Free Summer Meals for Kids in Charleston, WV

12 summer 2026 meal sites in Charleston, 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

Capital High School

1500 Greenbrier Street, Charleston, WV 25311

Sponsor: Kanawha Co Bd of Education · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jul 6 to Jul 17, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:30-9:00, Lunch 11:30-12:45

Site phone: (304) 348-6500

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Elk Elementary Center

3320 Pennsylvania Avenue, Charleston, WV 25302

Sponsor: Kanawha Co Bd of Education · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 9 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00-9:00, Lunch 11:00-12:00
    Closed June 19 and July 3.

Site phone: (304) 348-7776

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Grandview Elementary

959 Woodward Drive, Charleston, WV 25312

Sponsor: Kanawha Co Bd of Education · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jun 29, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00-8:30, Lunch 11:30-12:00
    Closed June 19.

Site phone: (304) 348-1928

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Kanawha City Community Center

3511 Venable Ave, Charleston, WV 25304

Sponsor: Step By Step, Inc. · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 15 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 9:00-10:00, Lunch 12:00-1:00
    Closed June 19 and July 3.
  • Ran Jun 15 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 9:00-9:30, Lunch 12:00-12:30
    Closed June 19 and July 3.

Site phone: (304) 414-4452

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Kanawha Valley Enrichment Center

261 Staunton Avenue, Charleston, WV 25303

Sponsor: Kanawha Co Bd of Education · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 9 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:30-9:00, Lunch 11:30-12:00
    Closed June 19 and July 3.

Site phone: (304) 414-4420

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Martin Luther King Community Center

314 Donnally Street, Charleston, WV 25301

Sponsor: Kanawha Co Bd of Education · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 9 to Jun 26, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:30-9:00, Lunch 11:30-12:00
    Closed June 19.

Site phone: (304) 549-2901

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

North Charleston Rec Center

2009 7th Ave, Charleston, WV 25387

Sponsor: Step By Step, Inc. · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 15 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 9:00-9:30, Lunch 12:00-12:30
    Closed June 19 and July 3.
  • Ran Jun 15 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 9:00-10:00, Lunch 12:00-1:00
    Closed June 19 and July 3.

Site phone: (304) 414-4452

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Orchard Manor

900 Griffin Drive, Charleston, WV 25301

Sponsor: Housing Innovations Corporation · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Aug 13, 2026, Tue, Thu: Morning snack 11:00-12:00

Site phone: (304) 348-6451

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Overbrook Elementay School

218 Oakwood Drive, Charleston, WV 25314

Sponsor: Kanawha Co Bd of Education · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 9 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:30-9:00, Lunch 11:30-12:00
    Closed June 19 and July 3.

Site phone: (304) 348-6179

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

South Park

680 South Park Road, Charleston, WV 25304

Sponsor: Housing Innovations Corporation · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon, Fri: Morning snack 11:00-12:00
    Closed June 19 and July 3.

Site phone: (304) 348-6451

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

The Bob Burdette Center at Emmanuel

1401 Washington Street West, Charleston, WV 25387

Sponsor: Bob Burdette Center Inc · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 17 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:30-9:00, Lunch 12:00-12:30
    Closed July 3.

Site phone: (304) 342-1158

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

West Side Middle School

812 Park Avenue, Charleston, WV 25302

Sponsor: Step By Step, Inc. · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 15 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 9:00-10:00, Lunch 12:00-1:00
    Closed June 19 and July 3.
  • Ran Jun 15 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 9:00-9:30, Lunch 12:00-12:30
    Closed June 19 and July 3.

Site phone: (304) 414-4452

SUN Bucks in West Virginia

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