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Summer Meals

Free Summer Meals (NYC)

Agency: NYC Public Schools / USDA SFSP

Free

In short

Free breakfast and lunch at schools, parks, pools, libraries in summer. Anyone 18 and under; no ID or registration.

What you get
Free breakfast and lunch at schools, parks, pools, libraries in summer.
Who qualifies
Anyone 18 and under; no ID or registration.
Income limit (2026)
none
Papers to gather
None.
Renewal
n/a

Official page: schools.nyc.gov