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Summer Food Program

Human Service Programs

Join us for free food and fun each summer! The Cambridge Summer Food Program provides free, nutritious meals to Cambridge children and youth every weekday at parks across the city. The program also provides meals to eligible summer camps and free snacks at "Screen on the Green" Family Movie nights.

  • Open to all Cambridge residents ages 18 and under
  • Free meals at Cambridge parks Monday - Friday (view map of locations)  
  • No identification required to get a meal
  • Vegetarian options at every location

Free breakfast and lunch meals are served at park locations across Cambridge. Free dinner meals are served at Cambridge Recreation's Summer Basketball Leagues.

2024 Summer Food Highlights

  • 80,000+ total free, nutritious meals served to Cambridge residents ages 18 and younger.
  • 74,350 free breakfast and lunch meals were distributed at 9 Cambridge parks.
  • 5,749 free dinner meals were served at Recreation's Youth Basketball and Street Hockey Leagues.
  • 40 local camps received free lunch meals through the program.
  • Free snacks provided to families who attended "Screen on the Green" Summer Movie Nights.

More information about the 2025 Summer Food Program will be posted in June. 

 

 

 

Summer Food Meal Site Locations

This map will be updated with dinner meal locations and more information in June 2025.

Page was last modified on 10/15/2024 10:32 AM
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