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Summer Food Program

Human Service Programs

The Cambridge Summer Food Program provides free meals and fun to Cambridge children and youth at locations throughout Cambridge

  • Open to all Cambridge residents ages 18 and under
  • No identification required to get a meal
  • Vegetarian options available at every location
  • Meals can be eaten on-site or taken off-site to eat later

Summer Food 2022 Scheduling and Location Updates

Effective Monday, August 15, dinner meals will no longer be served due to the DHSP Summer Basketball League Program ending. On Friday, August 19, free breakfast and lunch meals will be served from 9:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Monday through Friday, August 22 – September 2, free breakfast and lunch meals will be served from 10 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at the following locations:

Donnelly Field
York St. at Berkshire St.

Gold Star Mothers Park
123 Gore St.

Louis A. DePasquale Playground
Danehy Park, 75 Field St.

Timothy J. Toomey, Jr. Park
71 Rogers St.

Peabody Elementary School (front of school)
70 Rindge Ave.

Weather Impacts: Summer food sites may be canceled due to rain or dangerous weather. Cancelations will be announced on the Department of Human Service Programs’ Twitter and Facebook accounts.

Questions? Call 617-349-6247 or email summerfood@cambridgema.gov.

2022 Summer Food Program Schedule

Effective through Thursday, August 18.
Note: on Friday, August 19, breakfast and lunch meals will be served from 9:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Breakfast and Lunch, Monday through Friday

Breakfast: 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Lunch 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Games and activities, 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
 

Fresh Pond Apartments Playground
362–364 Rindge Avenue

Book Bike on July 12

Gold Star Mothers Park Playground
123 Gore St

Book Bike on July 26

Greene-Rose Heritage Park Playground
155 Harvard St

Book Bike on August 9

Hoyt Field Playground,
12 Gilmore St

Book Bike on July 19

Louis A. DePasquale Playground
Danehy Park, 75 Field St

Book Bike on August 2

Rindge Avenue Playground
Russell Field, Rindge Ave

Timothy J. Toomey, Jr. Park
71 Rogers St

Willow St. Playground
Donnelly Field, 61 Willow St.

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