Free Summer Meals Starts June 27th

Summer Meals, June 27 - August 29

Even when school is out, you can still enjoy free breakfast and lunch! Our 2025 Free Summer Meals Program is here for you all across New York City, and it's totally free for anyone who's 18 years old or younger. You can find these meals at specific places like select NYC Public Schools, community pool centers, parks, and libraries. And guess what? You don't need to sign up, show any papers, or have an ID to get these meals. Just head to one of our spots and enjoy a delicious breakfast and lunch. Have a great summer filled with good food and fun!

As summer approaches more additional information will be available.

Service Information

• Friday, June 27, 2025 – Friday, August 29, 2025 (No service Friday, July 4, 2025)

• All dates, times, locations and menus are subject to change

• Breakfast Service Time: 8 AM - 9:15 AM

• Lunch Service Time: 11 AM - 1:15 PM

  
  

Find A Location Near You

• Use our Find a Free Meal Location Near You search

• Call 311

• Summer Feeding Locations 

• Summer Halal Feeding Locations

  
  

Food Truck Service

• 7 Days of the Week starting June 27th (No service Friday, July 4, 2025)

  • 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Weekdays

  • 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM Weekends

• Manhattan: Sara D. Roosevelt Park (Chrystie St. & Forsythe Street New York, NY 10002)

• Brooklyn: Prospect Park (Parkside & Ocean Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11215)

• Bronx: Haffen Park (Ely Avenue & Hammersley Avenue Bronx, NY 10469 by the baseball field & basketball courts)

  
  

Menus

• Open Community Feeders:

  • Breakfast 

  • Lunch

• Open Halal Community Feeders: 

  • Breakfast

  • Lunch

• Pools, Parks and Libraries

  • Breakfast

  • Lunch

• Food Truck

  • Lunch

Community Based Organizations (CBO)

Community Based Organizations (not affiliated with the Department of Youth and Community Development, DYCD) that are either, non-profit or not-for-profit, may be eligible for pick-up or delivery of Summer Meals, (breakfast, lunch, or breakfast and lunch) if you meet the criteria for the Summer Meals Program. All approved summer meal applications that will be distributing meals must have an employee(s) attend a Free Four-Hour Food Protection Course.

Current applicants can log-in to your summer meals application, and if you're interested you may apply for the Summer Meals Program. Call (718) 707-4398 or (718) 707-4387 for additional assistance. 

Find a Free Meal Location Near You

All locations, dates, times and menus are subject to change. LINK HERE