Kids & Teens Eat Free with Summer Meals
Stay tuned for a breakdown of Summer Meals sites by county and a toolkit of social media posts and flyers anyone can use to help spread the word about Summer Meals.
About Summer Meals
United Way of the Greater Capital Region works with community organizations, food providers, schools, and parents to make sure that ALL kids and teens have access to a healthy and fun summer!
The Summer Meals Collaborative offers free, healthy meals to kids and teens through the summer months. The sites are provided by partner agencies and serve meals in public locations throughout the Capital Region. Many of the Summer Meals sites offer breakfast, lunch, and/or a snack. Adults are welcome to bring their lunch and eat along with their kids. Many places that offer Summer Meals have fun, enriching activities for the kids as well.
Learn more about what the Summer Meals Collaborative tells us about the issue of hunger in the Capital Region.
GIVE
In 2020, the Summer Meals Collaborative served 429,054 meals, an 82% increase over the summer of 2019. Donate today to help the Collaborative maintain this momentum by supporting our goal of increasing access to meals this summer.
ADVOCATE
Senator Gillibrand recently introduced bicameral legislation, the Universal School Meals Program Act of 2021 which will also expand summer meals access and ensure that no kid goes hungry when they are not in school. Over 360 organizations endorsed in support of this bill, including United Way of the Greater Capital Region.
Spread the word on social media about why ending childhood hunger is so important, connect with your elected representatives about why they should support universal school meals, and/or volunteer at Summer Meal Program Sites.
VOLUNTEER
There are Summer Meals sites and other summer learning volunteer opportunities that are in need this year. See how you can get involved through UnitedtoVolunteer.org
Find a Summer Meals site in your county
Sites can change during the summer, check availability and full site listing:
Visit summermealsny.org
Call 2-1-1 or
Text FOOD to 877-877
Thank you to our
Summer Meals Collaborative Supporters
Summer Meals Collaborative Members
Albany Housing Authority
Boys & Girls Club of Capital Area
CAPTAIN Community Human Services
Hunger Solutions New York
New York State Education Department
Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York
Rensselaer County Dept. for Youth
RISSE
Schenectady Community Ministries
The Food Pantries For The Capital District
