Free Meals for Kids in Western MA

Summer Eats 2025

Summer Eats is a federal nutrition program designed to ensure that all youth (18 and under) have access to healthy meals and snacks during the summer, when school is not in session! Free meals are available to all kids and teens at hundreds of sites across the state, no registration or ID required. Find locations in western MA below.

Berkshire County

Adams

The Adams Summer Eats program, run by Hoosac Valley Regional School District, will operate from July 7th - August 8th (Monday - Friday). View the details below.

Hoosac Valley Elementary School Cafeteria (14 Commercial St)
Breakfast Serving Time: 8:30 - 9:30AM
Lunch Serving Time: 11AM - 12PM

Lee

The Lee Summer Eats program, run by Lee Public Schools, and will operate from June 23rd - August 1st (Monday - Friday). View the details below.

Lee Elementary School (310 Greylock St)
Breakfast Serving Time: 7:30 - 8:30AM
Lunch Serving Time: 11:30AM - 1PM
Dinner Serving Time: 4 - 5PM (Friday only)

North Adams

The North Adams Summer Eats program, run by North Adams Public Schools, will operate from June 27th - August 19th. View their schedule below.

Multi-Day Meal Pickup | Tuesdays and Fridays

Greylock Valley Apartments (48 Angeli St): 11:30 - 11:45AM
Mohawk Forest Apartments (201 Mohawk Forest Blvd): 12 - 12:15PM
Wheel Estates (1588 Church St): 12:30 - 12:45PM

Lunch Service | Monday - Friday

Noel Field Splash Pad (310 State St): 12 - 12:30PM

Pittsfield

The Pittsfield Summer Eats program is run by Pittsfield Public Schools. View their schedule below.

Christian Center (193 Robbins Ave)
When: July 18th - August 27th, Monday - Friday
Breakfast Serving Time: 8:30 - 10:30AM
Lunch Serving Time: 12 - 1PM
Morningside Community School (100 Burbank St)
When: June 30th - August 19th, Monday - Friday
Breakfast Serving Time: 8:30 - 9AM
Lunch Serving Time: 12 - 12:30 PM
Berkshire Peak Apartments (341 West St)
When: June 30th - August 19th, Monday - Friday
Breakfast Serving Time: 9 - 9:30AM
Lunch Serving Time: 12 - 12:30 PM
Dower Square (253 Wahconah St)
When: June 30th - August 19th, Monday - Friday
Lunch Serving Time: 12 - 12:30PM
Clapp Park (245 West Housatonic St)
When: July 7th - August 15th, Monday - Friday
Lunch Serving Time: 12 - 12:30PM
Durant Park (30 John St)
When: July 7th - August 15th, Monday - Friday
Lunch Serving Time: 12 - 12:30PM
The Common (100 First St)
When: July 7th - August 15th, Monday - Friday
Lunch Serving Time: 12 - 12:30PM
Pittsfield Farmer's Market
When: June 21st - August 23rd, Saturdays
Breakfast Serving Time: 9 - 10:30AM
Lunch Serving Time: 11:30AM - 1PM

Sheffield

The Sheffield Summer Eats program, run by the Southern Berkshire Regional School District, will operate from July 1st - July 31st (Monday - Thursday). View the details below.

Undermountain Elementary School (491 Berkshire School Rd)
Breakfast Serving Time: 8:15 - 8:45AM
Lunch Serving Time: 11 - 11:30AM

Franklin County

Greenfield

The Greenfield Summer Eats program, run by Greenfield Public School, will operate from June 23rd - August 15th. View the schedules below. For up-to-date information, visit their Facebook page.

Drive Thru Grab & Go |11AM - 12:30PM

Greenfield High School Drive Thru (21 Barr Ave, across from Kent entrance)
Greenfield Middle School Drive Thru (195 Federal St, side lot next to church)

Grab & Go Supper Sites | 5 - 6PM

Greenfield State Park (71 Chapman St) | Mondays
Greenfield Public Library (412 Main St) | Tuesdays
Just Roots Farm (34 Glenbrook Dr) | Wednesdays
Fosters Supermarket (70 Allen St) | Thursdays

Food Truck Grab & Go Sites

Leyden Woods Apts (Between Lilac and Bayberry Cts) | 10:20 - 10:50AM
Legion Ave Parking Lot (7 Legion Ave lot entrance) | 11:10 - 11:25AM
Greenfield Gardens (58 Pray Drive) | 11:40AM - 12:10PM
Hillside Splash (Grove St entrance) | 12:20 - 12:50PM
Oak Courts Apts (7 Oak Courts front of building) | 1 - 1:30 PM

Sit-Down Meal Sites

Green River Swim & Rec Area (1 Nash's Mill Rd)
Subject to weather closure (rain location GMS Cafeteria)
Breakfast Serving Time: 8:30 - 9:30AM
Lunch Serving Time: 11:30AM - 12:30PM
YMCA of Franklin County (451 Main St)
Lunch Serving Time: 12 - 12:30PM
Academy of Early Learning (1 Place Terrace) | Monday - Thursday
Breakfast Serving Time: 8 - 8:15AM
Lunch Serving Time: 11:30 - 11:45AM
Greenfield High School (21 Barr Ave) | Monday - Friday
Breakfast Serving Time: 8 - 8:15AM
Lunch Serving Time: 11:30AM - 12PM

Other Locations

Camp Apex (Peckville Rd, Shelburne)
When: June 23rd - August 15th, Monday - Friday
Breakfast Serving Time: 7:45 - 8:45 AM
Lunch Serving Time: 11:30AM - 12:30PM
Camp Kee-wanee (1 Health Camp Dr)
When: June 30th - August 8th, Monday - Friday
Breakfast Serving Time: 8:15 - 8:45AM
Lunch Serving Time: 11:45AM - 12:15PM

Orange

The Orange Summer Eats Program, run by the Orange School Committee and Ralph C Mahar Regional School District, will operate from July 7th - August 1st (Monday - Friday). View the details below.

Fisher Hill Elementary School (59 Dexter St)
Breakfast Serving Time: 8 - 9AM (must eat on site)
Lunch Serving Time: 12 - 1PM (Grab & Go)
Ralph C. Mahar Regional School Summer Pr (507 South Main St)
Breakfast Serving Time: 8 - 9AM
Lunch Serving Time: 12 - 1PM

Turner Falls, Montague and Erving

The Montague and Turner Falls' Summer Eats Program, run by Gill-Montague Regional School District, will have differing start and end dates. View the details below.

Grab & Go Sites

NC Carnegie Library (201 Ave A, Turner Falls)
When: June 23rd - August 15th, Monday - Friday
Breakfast Serving Time: 8:30 - 9:30AM
Lunch Serving Time: 11:30AM - 12:30PM
NC Unity Park (7 Ave A, Turner Falls)
When: June 23rd - August 15th, Monday - Friday
Breakfast Serving Time: 8:30 - 9:15AM
Lunch Serving Time: 11:30AM - 12:30PM
NC Sheffield Elementary (43 Crocker Ave, Turner Falls)
When: July 7th - July 31st, Monday - Friday
Breakfast Serving Time: 8:45 - 9:15AM
Lunch Serving Time: 11:30AM - 12:30PM
NC Turner Falls High School (222 Turnpike Rd, Montague)
When: July 7th - July 31st, Monday - Thursday
Breakfast Serving Time: 7:30 - 8AM
Lunch Serving Time: 11 - 11:30AM
NC Erving Elementary School (28 Northfield Rd, Erving)
When: June 30th - August 8th, Monday - Friday
Breakfast Serving Time: 8:30 - 9:30AM
Lunch Serving Time: 11:30AM - 12:30PM

Hampden County

Chicopee

The Chicopee Summer Eats program is run by Chicopee FRESH, an initiative from Chicopee Public Schools' Food Service Department, and will operate from July 1st - August 16th (Monday - Friday). View their summer meal sites below.

Holyoke

The Holyoke Summer Eats program is run by Holyoke Public Schools and will operate from July 2nd - August 16th. View their meal sites below. Their Summer Eats food truck will be at the following parks through the summer:

Carlos Vega Park, Holyoke Hills and Springdale Park

Monson

The Monson Summer Eats program is run by Monson Public Schools and will operate from July 8th - August 16th. View the details below.

Quarry Hill Community School (43 Margaret St)
Breakfast Serving Time: 8 - 9:30AM
Lunch Serving Time: 11 - 12:30PM

Palmer

The Palmer Summer Eats program, run by Palmer Public Schools, will operate July 7th - August 8th (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday). View the details below.

NC Palmer Public High School (4105 Main St)
Breakfast and Lunch Serving Time: 10:45 - 12:30PM

Springfield

The Springfield Summer Eats program is run by Springfield Public Schools' nutrition program, Home Grown Springfield, and Sodexo. Visit Home Grown Springfield's website for more details and up-to-date information. View their summer meal sites below.

Location	Address	Days	Breakfast Serving Time	Lunch Serving Time
Bay Meadow Apartments	100 Bay Meadow Rd	Monday-Friday	N/A	12-12:30PM
Central High School	1840 Roosevelt Ave	Monday-Thursday	N/A	12-1PM
Springfield Boys & Girls	481 Carew St	Monday-Friday	N/A	11:30AM-12:30PM
Van Sickle/Renaissance School	1170 Carew St	Monday-Thursday	N/A	12-12:30PM
Boland Elementary	426 Armory St	Monday-Thursday	N/A	12-1PM
Brightwood/Lincoln Elementary	255 Plainfield St	Monday-Friday	N/A	12-1PM
Brookings Elementary	433 Walnut St	Monday-Thursday	N/A	12-1PM
DeBerry Swan Elementary	680 Union St	Monday-Thursday	N/A	12-1PM
Dorman Elementary	20 Lydia St	Monday-Thursday	N/A	12-1PM
The Gray House	22 Sheldon St	Monday-Friday	9-9:30AM	12-1PM
Hubbard Park	205 Parker St	Monday-Friday	N/A	12:15-1:15PM
Lower Liberty Heights Neighborhood Council	233 Franklin St	Monday-Friday	9-10:30AM	12-1:30PM
Nathan Bill Park	149 Plumtree Rd	Monday-Friday	N/A	12:15-1:15PM
Reed Village Apartments	49 Lionel Benoit Rd	Monday-Friday	N/A	11:45-12:15PM
Robinson Gardens Apartments	34 Robert Dyer Circle	Monday-Friday	N/A	11-11:45PM
Ruth Elizabeth Park	119 Walnut St	Monday-Friday	N/A	11-12PM
Spring Meadow Apartments	179 Cannon Cir	Monday-Friday	N/A	11:30-12PM
Sullivan Housing Apartments	160 Nursery St	Monday-Friday	N/A	12:30-1:15PM
Van Horn Park	494 Armory St	Monday-Friday	N/A	11-12PM

Westfield

The Westfield Summer Eats program is run by Boys & Girls Club of Greater Westfield and will operate from June 23rd - August 22nd. View the details below.

Boys & Girls Club Greater Westfield (28 W. Silver St)
Breakfast Serving Time: 8:30 - 9AM
Lunch Serving Time: 12 - 1PM
Chapman Playground (50 St Paul St)
Lunch Serving Time: 1 - 1:30PM
Colonial Pine Acres (50 Southampton Rd)
Lunch Serving Time: 11:30AM - 12PM
Cross St Playground (27 Cross St)
Lunch Serving Time: 12:55 - 1:30PM
Edgewood Apts (134 Union St)
Lunch Serving Time: 11:30AM - 12PM
Hubbard St Playground/Spraypark
Lunch Serving Time: 12:55 - 1:30PM
Powdermill Village (126 Union St)
Lunch Serving Time: 12:10 - 12:40PM
Sadie Knox Playground (50 Prospect St)
Lunch Serving Time: 12:15 - 12:45PM
Westfield Athenaeum - Children's Library (6 Elm St)
Lunch Serving Time: 12:10 - 12:40PM
YMCA of Greater Westfield (67 Court St)
Lunch Serving Time: 11:30AM - 12PM

West Springfield

The West Springfield Summer Eats program, run by West Springfield Public Schools, will operate from June 23rd - August 8th (Monday - Friday). View the details below.

Phillip G Coburn Elementary (115 Southworth St)
Breakfast Serving Time: 8 - 9:30AM
Lunch Serving Time: 11AM - 12PM

Hampshire County

Amherst

The Amherst Summer Eats program, run by UMASS Amherst Dining, will operate from June 30th - August 15th (Monday - Friday). View the details below.

Amherst High School (21 Matton St)
When: July 1st - August 8th
Breakfast Serving Time: 8:30 - 9AM
Lunch Serving Time: 12 - 12:30PM
Amherst-Pelham Regional Middle School (170 Chestnut St)
When: June 23rd - August 15th
Breakfast Serving Time: 8:30 - 9AM
Lunch Serving Time: 12 - 12:30PM
Butternut Farms (11 Longmeadow Dr)
Lunch Serving Time: 2:30 - 2:45PM
Colonial Village (81 Belchertown Rd)
Lunch Serving Time: 3 - 3:15PM
MeadowView Apartments (266 E. Hadley St)
Lunch Serving Time: 2:05 - 2:15PM
Mill River Recreation Area (95 Montegue Rd)
Lunch Serving Time: 1 - 1:20PM
Olympia Oaks (85 Olympia Dr)
Lunch Serving Time:12 - 12:15PM
Rolling Green (1 Rolling Green Dr)
Lunch Serving Time: 3:20 - 3:35PM
University Village (990 North Pleasant St)
Lunch Serving Time: 12:25 - 12:45PM
Village Park (497 Eat Pleasant St)
Lunch Serving Time: 1:35 - 1:45PM

Easthampton

The Easthampton Summer Eats program is run by Easthampton Public Schools, will operate from July 1st - August 15th (Monday - Friday). View the details below.

Mountain View School (200 Park St)
Breakfast Serving Time: 8:30 - 9:15AM
Lunch Serving Time: 11:15AM - 12:30PM
Easthampton High School (70 Williston Ave)
Breakfast Serving Time: 8:30 - 9:15AM
Lunch Serving Time: 11:15AM - 12:30PM

Northampton

The Northampton Summer Eats program, run by Northampton Public Schools' Freshhampton initiative, will operate from June 30th - August 7th (Monday - Thursday). View their summer meal sites below.

Bridge St Elementary School Playground (2 Parsons St, Northampton)
Lunch Serving Time: 12 - 12:30PM
Florence Heights (98 Florence Heights, Unit 8D, Florence)
Lunch Serving Time: 1 - 1:30PM
Hampshire Heights (241 Jackson St, Northampton)
Lunch Serving Time: 12 - 12:30PM
Meadowbrook Apartments (491 Bridge Rd, Northampton)
Lunch Serving Time: 11:30AM - 12PM

Ware

The Ware Summer Eats program is run by Ware Public Schools and will operate from June 30th - August 1st (Monday - Friday). View the details below.