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La Crosse, Wisconsin · summer 2026 (last summer)

Free Summer Meals for Kids in La Crosse, WI

12 summer 2026 meal sites in La Crosse, 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

Badger-Hickey Park

1007 Palace Street, La Crosse, WI 54603

Sponsor: La Crosse Area Family YMCA · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 8 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:00-11:30
Please confirm mealtimes and locations with the site listed.
Ran Jun 8 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 10:45-11:30
Please confirm mealtimes and locations with the site listed.

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Dahl YMCA

1140 Main Street, La Crosse, WI 54601

Sponsor: La Crosse Area Family YMCA · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 8 to Aug 21, 2026, Every day: Breakfast 9:00-9:30, Lunch 11:00-1:00
Please confirm mealtimes and locations with the site listed.

Site phone: (608) 782-9622

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Emerson

2101 Campbell Road, La Crosse, WI 54601

Sponsor: LaCrosse School District · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 1 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 7:30-8:30, Lunch 11:00-12:30
Please confirm mealtimes and locations with the site listed.
Ran Jun 1 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 7:30-8:30, Lunch 11:00-12:00
Please confirm mealtimes and locations with the site listed.

Site phone: (608) 789-6905

Eat on-site · Open with limits

First Lutheran

400 West Ave, La Crosse, WI 54601

Sponsor: La Crosse Area Family YMCA · Summer Food Service Program

Ran May 26 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 10:00-10:30, Lunch 12:00-12:30
Please confirm mealtimes and locations with the site listed.
Ran May 26 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 9:00-9:30, Lunch 11:30-12:30
Please confirm mealtimes and locations with the site listed.

Site phone: (608) 519-9968

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Gundersen Medical Center

1900 South Ave, La Crosse, WI 54601

Sponsor: Gundersen Health System · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 1 to Aug 19, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 6:30-9:30, Lunch 10:30-2:00
Please confirm mealtimes and locations with the site listed.

Site phone: (608) 782-7300

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Huber Court BGC

2828 Huber Court, La Crosse, WI 54601

Sponsor: La Crosse Area Family YMCA · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 8 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun: Lunch 1:15-1:45
Please confirm mealtimes and locations with the site listed.

Site phone: (608) 782-9622

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

La Crosse Public Library Main Branch

800 Main Street, La Crosse, WI 54601

Sponsor: La Crosse Area Family YMCA · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 8 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:30-2:00
Please confirm mealtimes and locations with the site listed.

Site phone: (608) 782-9622

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Longfellow Middle School

1900 Denton St, La Crosse, WI 54601

Sponsor: LaCrosse School District · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 1 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 7:30-8:30, Lunch 11:30-12:30
Please confirm mealtimes and locations with the site listed.

Site phone: (608) 789-3507

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Myrick Park

789 Myrick Park Dr, La Crosse, WI 54601

Sponsor: La Crosse Area Family YMCA · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 8 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 12:30-1:15
Please confirm mealtimes and locations with the site listed.

Site phone: (608) 519-9968

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Schuh Mullen BGC

1305 St James Street, La Crosse, WI 54603

Sponsor: La Crosse Area Family YMCA · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 8 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun: Lunch 11:00-11:30
Please confirm mealtimes and locations with the site listed.
Ran Jun 8 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun: Lunch 10:45-11:40
Please confirm mealtimes and locations with the site listed.

Site phone: (608) 782-9622

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Weigent Park

1500 Cass Street, La Crosse, WI 54601

Sponsor: La Crosse Area Family YMCA · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 8 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Lunch 11:50-12:20
Please confirm mealtimes and locations with the site listed.

Site phone: (608) 519-9968

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Y Community Youth Center

1105 King Street, La Crosse, WI 54601

Sponsor: La Crosse Area Family YMCA · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 1 to Aug 19, 2026, Every day: Breakfast 12:00-12:30, Lunch 3:00-3:30, Supper 5:30-6:00
Please confirm mealtimes and locations with the site listed.

Site phone: (608) 782-9622

SUN Bucks in Wisconsin

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