Free Meals for Kids and Teens All Summer

Source: amherstma.gov

The Town of Amherst is hosting programs throughout the summer that provide free meals for kids and teens ages 18 and under. This programs run every weekday at locations across town and are sponsored by UMass Amherst Dining and the Amherst-Pelham Regional School District. No identification or registration is required, but kids and teens must be present to receive a meal and are required to eat on site. 

UMass Amherst Dining Summer Eats Program 
Free summer meals from UMass Amherst Dining will be offered by the Baby Berk Food Truck Monday through Friday until August 15 at the following locations and times. View Program Poster.

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

Amherst-Pelham Regional School District Summer Eats Program 
New this year – free summer meals from the Amherst-Pelham Regional School District will be offered Monday through Friday at the following locations, dates, and times: 

• Amherst Regional Middle School (170 Chestnut Street)
  • June 23 – August 15 
  • Breakfast: 8:30–9:00 a.m.
  • Lunch: 12:00–12:30 p.m.
• Amherst Regional High School (21 Mattoon Street)
  • July 1 – August 8 
  • Breakfast: 8:30–9:00 a.m.
  • Lunch: 12:00–12:30 p.m.

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 the Amherst-Pelham Regional School District. 

Learn more about the Summer Eats program and find other meal site locations at: www.projectbread.org/summereats  Project Bread Website