Check back in the Summer of 2024 for updates about Summer Meals sites and activities for kids.
FREE meals and activities for kids & teens are available in your neighborhood this summer!
Free Summer Meals programs are offered at the places where your family lives, learns, and plays—including schools, parks, community centers, and faith-based organizations. Summer Meals are open to all kids ages 18 and younger. Many sites also offer fun activities that help kids stay active and engaged when school is out.
Many sites also offer fun activities that help kids stay active and engaged when school is out!
Sites may change during the summer. Locate your nearest Free Summer Meals site below and discover how to access additional food resources in your community this summer.
- Visit summermealsny.org,
- Call 2-1-1 or text your ZIP CODE to 898-211
- Text FOOD to 304-304
2024 Albany County Summer Meals Sites & Activities
*CHECK BACK AS MORE SITES GET ANNOUNCED*
Summer meals and activities are open to the public unless specified with enrollment details.
Arbor Hill Community Center
47 North Lark St, Albany (Firehouse)
7/8 - 8/16
Monday - Friday
BREAKFAST: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
LUNCH: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Boys and Girls Club Albany Clubhouse
21 Delaware Avenue, Albany
7/8 - 8/30
Monday - Friday
BREAKFAST: 8:30 AM - 9:15 AM
LUNCH: 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
Capital Woods
200 Lark Drive, Albany
7/8 - 8/16
Monday - Friday
BREAKFAST: 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
LUNCH: 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
Creighton Storey Homes
158 Third Avenue, Albany
7/8 - 8/16
Monday - Friday
BREAKFAST: 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
LUNCH: 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
ACTIVITY: Wednesday & Thursday from 10 AM - 2 PM with Albany Center Gallary
Ezra Prentice Homes
625 South Pearl Street, Albany
7/8 - 8/16
Monday - Friday
BREAKFAST: 8:45 AM - 10:30 AM
LUNCH: 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
Frank Waterson Park
63 Austain Avenue, Albany
7/8 - 8/9
Monday - Friday
Closed site: To access, please contact the Albany Department for Recreation at 518.434.5699 or recreation@albanyny.gov
Girls Inc (Eureka!)
1400 Washington Avenue, Albany
7/8 - 8/2
Monday - Friday
BREAKFAST: 8:45 AM- 9:20 AM
LUNCH: 12:45 PM - 1:30 PM
Hoffman Park
7 Hoffman Avenue, Albany
7/8 - 8/9
Monday - Friday
Closed site: To access, please contact the Albany Department for Recreation at 518.434.5699 or recreation@albanyny.gov
Metropolitan NTM Baptist Church
170 Ontario Street, Albany
7/8 - 8/4
Monday - Friday
BREAKFAST: 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Nathan Labron Early Learning Center (ACAP)
105 2nd Street, Albany
7/8 - 8/4
Monday - Friday
Closed site: To access, please contact Albany Community Action Program at 518.729.2001
Refugee Immigrant Support Services of Emmaus (RISSE)
240 W. Lawrence Street
7/15 - 8/23
Monday - Friday
Closed site: To access, please contact RISSE at 518.621.1041 or info@risse-albany.org
Scholastic Talent Showcase
8 Elm Street, Albany
7/8 - 8/16
Monday - Friday
BREAKFAST: 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
LUNCH: 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Scholastic Talent Showcase
8 Elm Street, Albany
7/8 - 8/16
Monday - Friday
BREAKFAST: 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
LUNCH: 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Skline Garden Apartments
123 Livingston Avenue - Rental Office E7
7/8 - 8/16
Monday - Friday
LUNCH: 11:30 PM - 12:30 PM
Trinity Alliance
15 Trinity Place, Albany
7/8 - 8/16
Monday - Friday
BREAKFAST: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
LUNCH: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Trinity Nursery & Daycare
215 Lancaster Street, Albany
7/1 - 7/31
Monday - Friday
Closed site: To access, please contact 436.4514
Vi Community Center
844 Madison Avenue, Albany
7/1 - 8/28
Monday - Friday
Closed site: To access, please contact Albany Police Athletic League Summer Camps at 518.435.0392
2024 Rensselaer County Summer Meals Sites
Learn more about the Rensselaer County Department for Youth Summer Food Program.
Summer Meals and activities are open to the public unless otherwise specified with enrollment details.
Boys & Girls Club - Lansingburgh Clubhouse
501 4th Avenue, Troy
7/1 - 8/30
Monday - Friday
LUNCH: 12:00 PM -12:30 PM
SNACK: 3:00 PM-3:30 PM
Open and Closed site: Contact Debbie Fleming at dfleming@rensco.com or 518-266-7501 or Alec at 518-266-7550. www.rensco.com/407/Youth-Summer-Food-Program
Boys & Girls Club - Rensselaer Clubhouse
544 Broadway, Rensselaer
7/1 - 8/23
Monday - Friday
BREAKFAST: 8:30 AM - 9:15 AM
LUNCH: 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
Boys & Girls Club - Troy Clubhouse
1700 7th Ave, Troy
7/8 - 8/30
Monday - Friday
BREAKFAST: 8:30 AM - 9:15 AM
LUNCH: 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
Corliss Park Apartments - Community Room
1450 Corliss Park, Troy
7/1 - 8/30
Monday - Friday
BREAKFAST: 8:45 AM - 10:00 AM
LUNCH: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Open and Closed site: Contact Debbie Fleming at dfleming@rensco.com or 518-266-7501 or Alec at 518-266-7550. www.rensco.com/407/Youth-Summer-Food-Program
Grafton Elementary School
13 Babcock Road, Grafton
7/3 - 8/31
Monday - Friday
BREAKFAST: 8:00 AM-9:30 AM
LUNCH: 11:30 AM-12:30 PM
Open and Closed site: Contact Debbie Fleming at dfleming@rensco.com or 518-266-7501 or Alec at 518-266-7550. www.rensco.com/407/Youth-Summer-Food-Program
Griswold Heights - Community Room
350 Griswold Heights, Troy
7/8 - 8/30
Monday - Friday
LUNCH: 8:30 AM-9:30 AM
SNACK: 11:30 AM-12:30 PM
Open and Closed site: Contact Debbie Fleming at dfleming@rensco.com or 518-266-7501 or Alec at 518-266-7550. www.rensco.com/407/Youth-Summer-Food-Program
Hope 7 Community Center
596 Pawling Avenue, Troy
7/3 - 8/31
Monday - Friday
LUNCH: 12:00 PM-12:30 PM
SNACK: 4:00 PM-4:30 PM
Call before you go! 518.272.8029
Lansingburgh Senior High School
320 7th Avenue, Troy
7/5 - 8/25
Monday - Friday
BREAKFAST: 7:30 AM -8:30 AM
LUNCH: 9:30 AM-12:30 PM
Open and Closed site: Contact Debbie Fleming at dfleming@rensco.com or 518-266-7501 or Alec at 518-266-7550. www.rensco.com/407/Youth-Summer-Food-Program
Martin Luther King Apt (In Lodge)
1 Eddy Lane, Troy
7/6 - 8/31
Monday - Friday
BREAKFAST: 8:00 AM-9:30 AM
LUNCH: 11:30 AM-1:00 PM
Open and Closed site: Contact Debbie Fleming at dfleming@rensco.com or 518-266-7501 or Alec at 518-266-7550. www.rensco.com/407/Youth-Summer-Food-Program
Oakwood Community Center
313 10th Street, Troy
8/8 - 8/16
Monday - Friday
BREAKFAST: 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
LUNCH: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Open and Closed site: Contact Debbie Fleming at dfleming@rensco.com or 518-266-7501 or Alec at 518-266-7550. www.rensco.com/407/Youth-Summer-Food-Program
South Troy Pool
1 S. Troy Pool Lane, Troy
7/5 - 8/18
Monday - Friday
LUNCH: 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
SNACK: 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Stephentown Fire Hall
35 Grange Hall Road, Stephentown
7/8 - 8/2
Monday - Friday
SNACK: 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
LUNCH: 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Open and Closed site: Contact Debbie Fleming at dfleming@rensco.com or 518-266-7501 or Alec at 518-266-7550. www.rensco.com/407/Youth-Summer-Food-Program
Sunnyside Center
110 East Sunnyside Way, Troy
7/1 - 8/16
Monday - Friday
LUNCH: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
SNACK: 2:30 PM - 3:15 PM
Open and Closed site: Contact Debbie Fleming at dfleming@rensco.com or 518-266-7501 or Alec at 518-266-7550. www.rensco.com/407/Youth-Summer-Food-Program
Team Hero at Sabor Caribbean Restaurant
228 4th Street, Troy
7/8 - 8/16
Monday - Friday
BREAKFAST: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
LUNCH: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Open and Closed site: Contact Debbie Fleming at dfleming@rensco.com or 518-266-7501 or Alec at 518-266-7550. www.rensco.com/407/Youth-Summer-Food-Program
Troy Central Little League
3201 7th Avenue, Troy
7/8 - 8/30
Monday - Friday
LUNCH: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Open and Closed site: Contact Debbie Fleming at dfleming@rensco.com or 518-266-7501 or Alec at 518-266-7550. www.rensco.com/407/Youth-Summer-Food-Program
Turnpike Elementary School
55 New Turnpike Road, Troy
7/8 - 8/16
Monday - Friday
BREAKFAST: 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
LUNCH: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Open and Closed site: Contact Debbie Fleming at dfleming@rensco.com or 518-266-7501 or Alec at 518-266-7550. www.rensco.com/407/Youth-Summer-Food-Program
Unity House Kathryn Allen Building
6 102nd Street, Troy
8/12 - 8/30
Monday - Friday
BREAKFAST: 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
LUNCH: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Open and Closed site: Contact Debbie Fleming at dfleming@rensco.com or 518-266-7501 or Alec at 518-266-7550. www.rensco.com/407/Youth-Summer-Food-Program
YMCA of Troy
2500 21st Street, Troy
8/12 - 8/30
Monday - Friday
LUNCH: 11:15 AM-12:00 PM
SNACK: 2:30 PM-3:00 PM
Open and Closed site: Contact Debbie Fleming at dfleming@rensco.com or 518-266-7501 or Alec at 518-266-7550. www.rensco.com/407/Youth-Summer-Food-Program
2023 Saratoga County Summer Meals Sites & Activities
Summer meals and activities are open to the public unless otherwise specified with enrollment details. For a printable version of the county cards, click here.
Cheryl's Lodge
24 Fern Ln., Clifton Park
Enrollment required. Please call 518-371-1185 for details.
6/26 - 9/1
Monday - Friday
BREAKFAST: 8 AM - 9 AM
LUNCH: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Corinth Elementary School
356 Center St., Corinth
Enrollment required. Please call 518-371-1185 for details.
7/10 - 8/10
Monday - Friday
LUNCH: 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
D&R Village
430 Route 146, Clifton Park
6/26 - 9/1
Monday - Friday
LUNCH: 12:45-1:15
Join C.R.E.A.T.E. Studios Fridays 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM for an activity
Fort Hardy Park
14 Ferry St. Schuylerville
7/6 - 8/24
Tuesday - Thursday
LUNCH: 11 AM - 12 PM
Join C.R.E.A.T.E. Studios Wednesdays 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM for an activity
Kayadeross Acres
885 Middleline Rd., Ballston Spa
Enrollment required. Please call 518-371-1185 for details.
6/26 - 9/1
Monday - Friday
LUNCH: 11:45 AM -12:15 PM
Louden Oaks
314 Louden Rd., Saratoga Springs
Enrollment required. Please call 518-371-1185 for details.
6/26 - 9/1
Monday - Friday
LUNCH: 1:20 PM -1:50 PM
Join C.R.E.A.T.E. Studios Thursdays 1:30 AM - 2:30 PM for an activity
Malta Gardens
2378 Route 9, Mechanicville
6/26 - 8/25
Monday - Friday
LUNCH: 11 AM - 1 PM
Maple Avenue Middle School
515 Maple Ave, Saratoga Springs
Free lunch pick-up at the outdoor classroom in front of the school. For questions, please call 518-371-1185.
6/26 - 8/31
Monday - Friday
LUNCH: 11:30 AM - 12 PM
Mechanicville Elementary School
25 Kniskern Ave., Mechanicville
Enrollment required. Please call 518-371-1185 for details.
6/28 - 8/25
Monday - Friday
BREAKFAST: 7 AM - 9 AM
LUNCH: 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
Mechanicville High School Summer Academy
25 Kniskern Ave., Mechanicville
Enrollment required. Please call 518-371-1185 for details.
7/10 - 8/10
Monday - Thursday
BREAKFAST: 9 AM - 10 AM
LUNCH: 11 AM - 12 PM
Mechanicville Elementary School Summer Academy
25 Kniskern Ave, Mechanicville
Enrollment required. Please call 518-371-1185 for details.
7/10 - 8/10
Monday - Thursday
BREAKFAST: 9 AM - 10 AM
LUNCH:11 AM - 12 PM
Mechanicville Library
190 N. Main St., Mechanicville
7/5 - 8/25
Monday - Friday
LUNCH: 12 PM- 1 PM
North Pointe Apartments
1688 Rt 9, Clifton Park
Enrollment required. Please call 518-371-1185 for details.
6/26 - 9/1
Monday - Friday
LUNCH: 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Northern Pines Mobile Home Community
3901 Lewis Rd, Ballston Spa
6/26 - 8/25
Monday - Friday
LUNCH: 11 AM - 1 PM
Park Avenue Playground
711 Park Ave., Mechanicville
7/5 - 8/25
Monday - Friday
LUNCH:11 AM - 1 PM
Pyramid Pines
342 Cordova Way, Saratoga Springs
6/26 - 9/1
Monday - Friday
LUNCH: 12:45 - 1:15
Saratoga Hills Park
1 Maple Ln., Stillwater
Enrollment required. Please call 518-371-1185 for details.
6/26 - 9/1
Monday - Friday
LUNCH: 10:30 AM - 11 AM
Saratoga Village
900 Rock City Rd., Ballston Spa
Enrollment required. Please call 518-371-1185 for details.
6/26 - 9/1
Monday - Friday
LUNCH:11 AM - 11:30 AM
Join C.R.E.A.T.E. Studios Tuesdays 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM for an activity
Schuylerville Public Library
52 Ferry St, Schuylerville
7/5 - 8/25
Monday - Friday
LUNCH: 12 PM - 1 PM
Summer Adventure Camp
6 S. Main St., Mechanicville
Enrollment required. Please call 518-371-1185 for details.
7/5 - 8/17
Monday - Friday
LUNCH:11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
2023 Schenectady County Summer Meals Sites & Activities
Summer meals and activities are open to the public unless otherwise specified with enrollment details. For a printable version of the county cards, click here.
Central Park Pavilion
Iroquois Way & Ashmore Ave
6/26 - 9/1
Monday - Friday
LUNCH: 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Join C.R.E.A.T.E. Studios Thursdays 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM for an activity
C.O.C.O.A. House
869 Stanley Street
6/26 - 9/1
Monday - Friday
Site is temporarily closed - check back for updates
Collins Park
Schonowee Avenue, Scotia
6/26 - 9/1
Monday - Friday
LUNCH: 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
Faith Deliverance Tabernacle Church
1028 Ostrander Place
6/26 - 9/1
Monday - Friday
LUNCH: 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM
Girls Inc.
962 Albany St
6/26 - 9/1
Monday - Friday
LUNCH: 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM
Grace and Mercy/Tabernacle Baptist
1401 State Street
6/26 - 9/1
Monday - Friday
LUNCH: 11:15 AM - 12:30 PM
Hillhurst Park
2301 Campbell Ave
6/26 - 9/1
Monday - Friday
LUNCH: 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM
Activity with Boys & Girls Club of Schenectady (7/5 - 8/18) Monday - Friday from 11 AM - 5 PM. Requires parent/guardian to fill out a program form.
MacGathans Townhouses
195 Jerry St
6/26 - 9/1
Monday - Friday
LUNCH: 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
Mont Pleasant Library Branch
1036 Crane St
6/26 - 9/1
Monday - Friday
LUNCH: 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
Orchard St. Park
720 Crane Street
6/26 - 9/1
Monday - Friday
LUNCH: 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
Join C.R.E.A.T.E. Studios Mondays 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM for an activity
Quackenbush Park
1121 Forest Road
6/26 - 9/1
Monday - Friday
LUNCH: 11:15 AM - 12:30 PM
Activity with Boys & Girls Club of Schenectady (7/5 - 8/18) Monday - Friday from 11 AM - 5 PM. Requires parent/guardian to fill out a program form.
Schenectady Public Library
99 Clinton Street
6/26 - 9/1
Monday - Friday
LUNCH: 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
SiCM Campus
837 Albany Street
6/26 - 9/1
Monday - Friday
LUNCH: 11:15 AM - 12:30 PM
Southgate Apartments
105 Frank Street
6/26 - 9/1
Monday - Friday
LUNCH: 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
Join C.R.E.A.T.E. Studios Fridays 11:30 PM - 1:30 PM for an activity
St. Luke's Catholic Church
1245 State St
6/26 - 9/1
Monday - Friday
LUNCH: 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM
Steinmetz Park
Lenox Road
6/26 - 9/1
Monday - Friday
LUNCH: 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Activity with Boys & Girls Club of Schenectady (7/5 - 8/18) Monday - Friday from 11 AM - 5 PM. Requires parent/guardian to fill out a program form.
Wallingford Park
1000 Congress St
6/26 - 9/1
Monday - Friday
LUNCH: 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM
Join C.R.E.A.T.E. Studios Tuesdays 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM for an activity
About the Summer Meals Collaborative
The Summer Meals Collaborative was launched in 2013 to address childhood hunger by offering FREE meals to ALL kids & teens throughout the summer. United Way of the Greater Capital Region works with local partners to share knowledge, networks, and resources to build a more food-secure landscape in our community.
Summer Meals has served 1.9 Million meals since 2013! Help us raise awareness to add new partners, and meal sites and promote nutrition security in the Capital Region by donating today.
No Kid Should Go Hungry
Lack of nutritious food, especially at an early age, can have long-lasting effects on a child's education and development. Research shows food insecurity affects both physical and mental health and brain development in children.
Out of the approximately 50,000 children who eat free and reduced-price meals during the school year, less than one in seven accesses free summer meals.
- 7.3% of New Yorkers reported food insufficiency in the summer of 2021
- 10.8% of New Yorkers reported food insufficiency in the fall of 2022
- 13.4% of New York households with children reported food insufficiency in the fall of 2022
Summer Meals are Essential to Nutrition Security
Rates of food insufficiency have remained elevated for ALICE households since the beginning of the pandemic. ALICE households live above the Federal Poverty Level but don't earn enough to afford a basic survival budget.
Learn more about what the Summer Meals Collaborative tells us about the issue of hunger in the Capital Region.
Collaborative Members
Albany Center Gallery - Activity Partner
Boys & Girls Club of Capital Area
CAPTAIN Community Human Services
C.R.E.A.T.E. Community Studios- Activity Partner
New York State Education Department
Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York
Rensselaer County Dept. for Youth
Russel Sage College - Research Partner
Schenectady City School District
Schenectady Community Ministries
Siena College - Research Partner
Thank you to the Summer Meals Collaborative Partners!
Because of your generosity, we are able to offer free meals and activities to kids and teens throughout the summer. Together, we're making the Capital Region the best place to be a kid. If you're interested in becoming a Summer Meals partner, please get in touch with our team at CommunityImpact@unitedwaygcr.org.
Help make the Capital Region the best place to be a kid!
Support United Way's Summer Meals Collaborative to ensure no child goes hungry this summer. Summer Meals sites provide free meals and fun activities for kids and teens during the summer break. Your donation can make a lasting impact. Donate today to keep children well-fed and active all summer long!
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