Free Summer Meals for Kids and Teens in Amherst

Source: amherstma.gov

Free summer meals are being offered for kids and teens, ages 18 and under, through the Summer Eats program. This program is sponsored by UMass Amherst Dining and will run on all weekdays at locations across town through Friday, August 23. No identification or registration is required, but kids and teens must be present to receive a meal and are required to eat on site.   

Free summer meals will be offered Monday through Friday until August 23 at the following locations and times: 

• Olympia Oaks (85 Olympia Rd) from 12:00 pm to 12:15 pm 
• University Village (990 North Pleasant St) from 12:25 pm to 12:45 pm 
• Mill River Recreation (95 Montague Rd) Area from 1:00 pm to 1:20 pm 
• Village Park (497 E Pleasant St) from 1:35 pm to 1:45 pm 
• Meadow View (266 E Hadley Rd) from 2:05 pm to 2:15 pm 
• Butternut Farms (12 Longmeadow Dr) from 2:30 pm to 2:45 pm 
• Colonial Village (81 Belchertown Rd) from 3:00 pm to 3:15 pm 
• Rolling Green (1 Rolling Green Dr) from 3:20 pm to 3:35 pm 

Summer Eats is a free-of-charge program that provides free meals to all kids and teens, ages 18 and under, at locations across Massachusetts during the summer months. This is a federal nutrition program designed to ensure that all youth have access to healthy meals and snacks during the summer, when school is not in session. 

Project Bread’s Child Nutrition Outreach Program partners with the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) to identify and collaborate with local school and community meal providers to offer Summer Eats sites across the state. In Amherst, the Summer Eats sites are sponsored by UMass Amherst Dining and meals are provided through the Baby Berk Food Truck. 

Learn more about the Summer Eats program and find other meal site locations at: https://www.projectbread.org/summer-eats-program

For more information about this program from UMass Amherst Dining, please contact Serena Yang at 413-313-7920.