Free Summer Meals For Hamden Kids

From the Town of Hamden: Free Summer Meals for children 18 years old and younger are coming soon to Hamden. Please see below for the locations, dates, and times of the 5 breakfast and lunch sites, and the 3 supper sites. There is absolutely no cost to the child or family for the meals, and there is no ID, paperwork, or registration required.

WHERE ARE SUMMER MEALS IN HAMDEN?

Breakfast and Lunch
Monday through Friday

Keefe Community Center
11 Pine Street
Breakfast 8:00am-9:00am
Lunch 12:00pm-1:00pm
July 1 – August 9

Christian Tabernacle Baptist Church
425 Newhall Street
Breakfast 7:30am-9:00am
Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm
June 24 – August 16

Harris and Tucker Day Care
412 Newhall Street
Breakfast 8:30am-9:30am
Lunch 11:45am-12:45pm
June 24 – August 23

Church Street School
95 Church Street
Breakfast 8:00am-9:00am
Lunch 11:00am-12:00pm
July 1 – August 9

Shepherd Glen School
Skiff Street Extension
Breakfast 8:00am-9:00am
Lunch 11:00am-12:00pm
July 1 – August 9

Supper
Monday through Friday

Friendship Baptist Church
26 Edwards Street
Supper 4:00pm-4:30pm
June 24 – August 16

Frank Cesare Field
80 Noble Street
Supper 4:45pm-5:15pm
June 24 – August 16

Blessed Sacrament Church (parking lot)
322 Circular Avenue
Supper 5:30pm-6:00pm
June 24 – August 16
(also a Mobile Pantry site on July 10th and August 14th from 5:00pm to 6:00pm)

For more information, and to find other free Summer Meals locations throughout the region, visit www.ctsummermeals.org, call toll free 2-1-1, or text ‘CTMeals’ to 877877.

What are Summer Meals?
The free Summer Meals program is an extension of the National School Lunch Program when school is out. They are federally funded programs through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and are administered by the CT State Department of Education.

What food is served?
Similar to the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs, the Summer Meals Programs must meet federal nutrition guidelines. A nutritious meal composed of fruits/vegetables, grains, protein, and milk is served. Meals must be eaten at the site.

What is the cost?
It’s FREE for all children 18 years old and younger.

What do you need to register?
NOTHING! Children do not need to be registered for any programs to receive a summer meal. All children and teens 18 and younger are welcome at any location. There is absolutely no cost to the child or family for the meals, and there is no ID, paperwork, or registration required.