🌟 Access Free Food for Young People at DC Recreation Centers and Pools [SP]

Are you or someone you know having trouble finding food?

You're not alone, and the DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) is here to help. DPR is offering free food for school-aged kids at 15 locations East of the River, as well as locations throughout the District. 

Even before the pandemic, tens of thousands of District families were impacted by a lack of access to food. DPR is offering free grab-and-go breakfast and lunch meals for children 18 and under at the following recreation centers in Wards 7 and 8:

WARD 7

Benning Stoddert Rec Center (100 Stoddert Place SE)

Deanwood Rec Center (1350 49th Street, NE)

Fort Davis Rec Center (1400 41st Street, SE)

Hillcrest, Rec Center (3100 Denver Street, SE)

Kenilworth Rec Center (1300 44th Street, NE)

Ridge Road Rec Center (800 Ridge Road, SE)

Therapeutic Rec Center (3030 G Street, SE)

Woody Ward, Rec Center (5100 Southern Avenue, SE)

WARD 8

Bald Eagle Rec Center (100 Joliet Street, SW)

Barry Farm Rec Center (1230 Sumner Road, SE)

Fort Stanton Rec Center (1800 Erie Street, SE)

Southeast, Tennis & Learning Center Rec Center (701 Mississippi Avenue, SE)

Check the DPR Youth Summer Meals website for a full list of locations throughout DC.