Free Summer Meals for Kids & Teens
Posted on 06/10/2022
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Free meals are available for East Hartford children and teens throughout the summer. The East Hartford Public Schools Summer Meal Program is federally funded through the USDA and provided by Sodexo.

All children under 18 are welcome at every site below. No registration is required and no identification is required.

School Indoor Meal Sites:


Open June 20 – Aug 12, 2022

Sunset Ridge School

450 Forbes St. East Hartford

Entrance is in the back by the Gym

Breakfast 8:30 am – 9:00 am

Lunch 11:30 pm - 12:00 pm

Mon – Friday

Site is closed for the 4th of July


Open June 13 – July 1, 2022

East Hartford Middle School

777 Burnside Ave., East Hartford

Breakfast ONLY 8:45 am – 9:00 am

Mon – Friday


Open June 13 – July 21, 2022

CT IB Academy

857 Forbes St. East Hartford

Breakfast 8:00 am – 8:30 am

Lunch 11:00 pm - 11:30 pm

Mon – Friday

Site is closed for July 1st & 4th


Open June 20 – Aug 5, 2022

O’Connell Elem. School – East Side

305 May Rd., East Hartford

Breakfast 8:00 am – 8:30 am

Lunch 11:30 am - 12:00 pm

Mon – Friday

Site is closed for the 4th of July


Open June 20 – Aug 5, 2022

Stevens School

40 Butternut Rd., East Hartford

Breakfast 8:00 am – 8:20 am

Lunch 11:00 am - 11:20 pm

Mon – Friday

Site is closed for the 4th of July


Open July 5, – Aug 5, 2022

John A. Langford Elem. School

61 Alps Drive, East Hartford

Breakfast 8:30 am – 9:00 am

Lunch 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm

Mon – Friday


Community Outdoor Meal Sites:
Open June 20 – Aug 5, 2022


Goodwin Park

1235 Forbes St. East Hartford

Breakfast 9:00 am – 9:15 am

Lunch 11:45 am - 12:15 pm

Mon – Friday

Site is closed for the 4th of July


McAuliffe Park

Behind Anna E. Norris Elementary School

40 Remington Rd. East Hartford

Breakfast 8:30 am – 9:00 am

Lunch 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm

Mon – Friday

Site is closed for the 4th of July


Hockanum Park

320 High Street, East Hartford

Breakfast 9:00 am – 9:30 am

Lunch 11:30 am - 12:00 pm

Mon – Friday

Site is closed for the 4th of July



Find additional sites & confirm mealtimes:

Text FOOD to 304-304, call 211 or go to www.CTSummerMeals.org



For more information please contact:

Shari Staeb

[email protected]

(860)568-4252