The food bank’s interactive webpages – KidsMealsDMV.org and ComidasParaNinos.org – provide a listing of summer meal sites across the DMV
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Washington, D.C., June 15th, 2026 – As the school year draws to a close, the Capital Area Food Bank is kicking off its annual summer meals program to provide free meals for children across DC, suburban Maryland and Northern Virginia.
Operating through the USDA’s Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), the food bank’s summer meals program delivers healthy, kid-friendly meals to apartment buildings, public recreation centers, places of worship, and other locations across the region. During 2025, our summer meal sites served more than 62,000 meals and snacks, and we hope to provide even more this year.
When schools are out of session, children can lose access to a critical source of nutritious meals. Our summer meals sites help fill that gap, ensuring that children can access the food they need to continue learning, playing and growing.
To help families locate these summer meals sites in their neighborhoods, the food bank has two interactive webpages: KidsMealsDMV.org and ComidasParaNinos.org. The webpages each feature an interactive map showing when and where kids can get free meals this summer.
Meal sites will start operating on or after June 15th. The days and hours of operation will vary across summer meal sites. Check the interactive map for details on the location, days and times when a particular site will be providing meals.
The Capital Area Food Bank’s summer meals campaign is sponsored by Harris Teeter, with additional support and partnership from Clear Channel Outdoor, The Washington Informer, and Orange Barrel Media.
Meals will be provided free to eligible children, 18 years of age and younger, and are available without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. A foster child and children who are members of households receiving SNAP or TCA benefits are automatically eligible to receive free meal benefits at eligible program sites. Visit www.kidsmealsdmv.org, or call 202-644-9864 for more information.
Summer meal sites open to all children:
| Site name | Address | County/Ward | Days Open | Meal Types & Times | |
| Brookland Manor | 2525 14th St NE | 5 | M-F | Lunch: 12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. | |
| Mary McLeod Bethune PCS | 1404 Jackson St NE | 5 | M-F | Lunch: 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. | Breakfast: 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. |
| Victory Youth Center at Merrick Center | 4275 4th St SE | 8 | M-F | Breakfast: 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. | Lunch: 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. |
| Little Lights Hopkins | 1000 12th Street SE | 6 | M-F | Lunch: 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. | Snack: 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. |
| Little Lights Center | 760 7th Street SE | 6 | M-F | Lunch: 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. | Snack: 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. |
| Paradise at Parkside | 3517 Jay St. NE | 7 | M-Th | Lunch: 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. | Breakfast: 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. |
| Danbury Youth Center (Restricted Open) | 5501 Silver Hill Rd | Prince George’s | M-F | Breakfast from 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. | Lunch from 3:00 p.m. to 3:40 p.m. |
| Milagros de Jesucristo | 5425 Indian Head Highway | Prince George’s | Mon and Wed | Lunch from 12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. | Snack from 2:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. |
| Site name | Address | County/Ward | Days Open |
Meal Types & Times
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| Shan’s Jumping Gymnasium | 4931 Beech Road | Prince George’s | M-F | Breakfast from 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. | Lunch from 12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. |
| Agape Early Childhood Learning, Development Center | 4318 Rhode Island Ave | Prince George’s | M-F | Lunch: from 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. | Snack from 3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. |
| Shadenjuan Child Care Center | 6620 Saint Barnabas Road, Oxon Hill | Prince George’s | M-F | Breakfast from 7:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. | Lunch from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. |
| Alexander Memorial Baptist Church | 10675 Crain Highway | Prince George’s | M, W | Breakfast from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. | |
| Turner Memorial AME Church | 7201 16th Pl | Prince George’s | T-Th | Lunch from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. | |
| SouthRidge Apartments and Townhomes | 9523 Mulkirk Road | Prince George’s | M-Th | Supper from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. | |
| The Rec @ Arlington Mill | 909 S. Dinwiddie St. | Arlington | M-F | Lunch from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Snack from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. |
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| Audubon Estates (Mobile) | 7935 Audubon Avenue/Pelican Place/Pintail Court | Fairfax | M-F | Supper from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
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| Lorton Community Action Center (Mobile) | 9520 Richmond Hwy | Fairfax | M-F | Supper from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. | |
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Mail:
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About the Capital Area Food Bank:
The Capital Area Food Bank works to address hunger today and create brighter futures tomorrow for more than a million people across the region experiencing food insecurity. As the anchor in the area’s hunger relief infrastructure, the food bank provided nearly 61 million meals to people in need last year by supplying food to hundreds of nonprofit organizations, including Martha’s Table, SOME – So Others Might Eat, DC Central Kitchen, Food for Others, Manna, and others. It also works in partnership with organizations across the region to address hunger’s root causes by pairing food with critical services such as education, health care, and job training. To learn more, visit https://www.capitalareafoodbank.org/ or call (202.644.9864).