2025 Free Summer Meals
June 23 -August 29, 2025 (no program on July 4)
Monday-Friday
Free Activities: 10 am-12:30 pm
Lunch Served: 12:30-1:30 pm
When school’s out, parks are in! The Summer Meal Program provides free lunch to all youth age 18 and younger, Monday-Friday. In addition, games, crafts and other activities are led by staff. Lunch is served from 12:30 to 1:30 pm.
Free lunch is available to all youth 18 years of age and younger at the locations listed below.
Meals must be eaten on site.
*Games and activities are dependent on staffing and may not occur at all locations
Locations:
- Edna Travis Park, 2301 South J St
- Franklin Park, 1201 S. Puget Sound Ave
- Lincoln Park, 801 S. 37th St
- Manitou Park, 4408 American Lake Blvd
- Northeast Tacoma Playground, 5520 29th St. NE
- Eastside Family Resource Center (Next to Roosevelt Park), 3569 E Roosevelt Ave
- SERA Campus Playground/Sprayground, 6002 S. Adams St
- Stewart Heights Park, 5715 Reginald Gutierrez Ln
- Titlow Park, 8425 6th Ave
- Verlo Playfield, 4321 McKinley Ave
- Wapato Park, 6500 S. Sheridan Ave
- Wright Park, 501 South I St.
Additional Resources
Map of Lunch Locations
USDA Non-Discrimination Statement
In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.
To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested OSPI Community Nutrition Programs Reference Sheet OSPI CNS August 2019 in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; fax: (202) 690-7442; or email; [email protected].
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
Age Requirements for the Program
Children 18 years of age and younger are eligible to participate in the Summer Food Service Program. Persons over 18 years old who are physically or mentally disabled and participating in a public or nonprofit private school program established for children with these disabilities may also participate in this program.