The food bank’s interactive webpages – KidsMealsDMV.org and ComidasParaNinos.org – to provide the only comprehensive listing of summer meal sites across the DMV
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Washington, D.C., June 13, 2024 – As the school year draws to a close, the Capital Area Food Bank announced on Tuesday that its annual summer meals program is kicking off later this month to provide free meals for children across DC, Maryland and 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 2023, our summer meal sites provided more than 56,000 meals and snacks, and we expect to provide thousands 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. In these maps, the food bank has created the only comprehensive collection available of the DMV’s free-to-all-kids meals sites.
Meal sites will start operating after June 17. 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 DC United.
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.mdsummermeals.org, 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 | Breakfast:
9:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. |
Lunch: 2:00 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. |
| Victory Youth Center at Merrick Center | 4275 4th St SE | 8 | M-F | Breakfast: 8:30 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. | Lunch: 12:00 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. |
| Johenning Center | 4025 9th Street SE | 8 | M-F | Breakfast: 9:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. | Lunch: 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. |
| Little Lights Potomac Gardens | 1212 I 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 Hopkins | 1000 K Street NE | 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. |
| The Well at Oxon Run | 300 Valley Ave SE | 8 | Tues, Thurs | Lunch: 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 pm | |
| Central Gardens Community Center | 13 Cindy Lane | Prince George’s | M-F | Breakfast from 9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
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Lunch from 12:15 p.m. to 12:45 p.m.
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| College Track | 5001 Silver Hill Road, Suite 106 | Prince George’s | M-F | Snack from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. | Lunch from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. |
| Danbury Youth Center (Restricted Open) | 5501 Silver Hill Rd | Prince George’s | M-F | Breakfast from 8:00 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. | Lunch from 3:00 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. |
| Forest Heights at St. Marks | 5425 Indian Head Highway | Prince George’s | M-F | Breakfast from 9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. | Lunch from 12:15 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. |
| Milagros de Jesucristo | 5425 Indian Head Highway
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Prince George’s
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Tues and Thurs | Lunch from 12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. | Snack from 2:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. |
| Millwood Townhouses Community Center | 1418 Karen Blvd | Prince George’s | M-F | Breakfast from 9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
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Lunch from 12:15 p.m. to 12:45 p.m.
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| Pleasant Homes Community Center | 6810 Greig Street | Prince George’s | M-F | Breakfast from 9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. | Lunch from 12:15 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. |
| Queenstown Community Center | 3103 Queens Chapel Road | Prince George’s | M-F | Breakfast from 9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. | Lunch from 12:15 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. |
| Shadenjuan Childcare Center (Restricted open) | 6620 Saint Barnabas Road | Prince George’s | M-F | Breakfast from 7:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. | Lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. |
| Shan’s Jumping Gymnasium | 4931 Beech Road | Prince George’s | M-F | Breakfast from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. | Lunch from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. |
| SouthRidge Apartments and Townhomes | 9523 Mulkirk Road | Prince George’s | M-Th | Supper from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. | |
| Summer Ridge Community Center | 1837 Belle Haven Drive | Prince George’s | M-F | Breakfast from 9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. | Lunch from 12:15 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. |
| University City Apartments | 2213 University Blvd E | Prince George’s | Wed and Fri | Lunch from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. | |
| Audubon Estates (Open, mobile) | 7935 Audubon Avenue/Pelican Place/Pintail Court | Fairfax | M-F | Supper from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
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| Lorton Community Action Center | 9520 Richmond Hwy | Fairfax | M-F | Lunch from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. | |
USDA Nondiscrimination Statement
In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted 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; or
- fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442;
- email: program.intake@usda.gov
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).