Resource | Free Summer Meals for DC Youth

USDA works closely with states to ensure that children who receive free or reduced-price school meals can get the nutrition they need when schools are closed for summer break. Through USDA's summer meal programs, approved sites in communities across the country serve meals and snacks to kids 18 and younger at no cost. Families can use the Summer Meals for Kids Site Finder to find directions to nearby meal sites, as well as their hours of operation and contact information.

The Summer Meals for Kids Site Finder was developed by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) to help children, families, and others quickly and easily find summer meal sites near them. The site finder is a free, web-based application that also works on tablets, smartphones, and other mobile devices.

Information found on the site finder is provided by state agencies throughout the country that operate USDA summer meal programs. This year the Site Finder can help you find two types of summer meal sites: Eat On-Site and Meals To-Go. Both types of sites offer free meals and snacks to children 18 and younger.

• Eat On-Site

  • meals and snacks must be eaten at the site

  • kids get to spend time with other kids and many sites also offer enrichment activities

• Meals To-Go

  • available in some rural areas

  • meals and snacks can be picked up to eat off-site

  • sites may provide meals and snacks for multiple days at a time

  • kids may get to spend time with other kids before taking their meals or snacks off-site and sites may also offer enrichment activities

Learn more about USDA’s SUN Programs: Summer Nutrition Programs for Kids.