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List | County-by-county locations where children can eat free during summer break in Northeast Florida, Southeast Georgia

Many children get their only meal of the day at school. They need not go hungry because it's summer. Here's a county-by-county list of where children can eat free.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Now that school is out, many districts and food banks are offering meal programs to help feed children. Anyone under the age of 18 is eligible to receive free and nutritious food. The children and teens must be present and the meals should be consumed at the meal site. 

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Baker County

Baker County has 18 sites for summer meal meet-ups. 

Ten meals, five breakfasts and five lunches, will be provided each Tuesday from June 1- July 29. 

Have questions? Call Baker County Nutrition Services Office at (904) 259-4330. 

  • Baker County Pre-K/K. Ctr. 362 South Boulevard East Macclenny, FL 32063 Breakfast & Lunch 11:00am to 1:00pm
  • Baker County High School 1 Wildcat Drive Glen St. Mary, FL 32040 Breakfast & Lunch 12:10am to 1:00pm 
  • Keller Intermediate 420 S. 8th Street Macclenny, FL 32063 Breakfast & Lunch 12:00am to 1:00pm 
  • Macclenny Elementary 1 WildKitten Drive Macclenny, FL 32063 Breakfast & Lunch 11:00am to 1:00pm 
  • Olustee Park 2238 Leonard Ford Road Olustee, FL Served 11:50-12:00
  • Sanderson Circle 8682 County Road 127 Sanderson, FL 32087 Served 11:25-11:35
  • Baker County Fair Grounds 5567 Lauramore Road Macclenny, FL 32063 Served 11:20-11:35
  • Baker Manor Apartments 680 South 6th Street Macclenny, FL 32063 Served 11:45-11:55
  • Taylor Store 24626 North County Rd. 125 Sanderson, FL 32087 Served 11:25-11:45
  • Woodlawn Park Place Woodlawn & Ivey Hodges Macclenny, FL 32063 Served 11:00-11:15
  • Macclenny Duck Pond 160 West Boulevard Macclenny, FL 32063 Served 11:00-11:10
  • Margaretta Park County Highway 139 Glen Saint Mary, FL 32040 Lunch 11:00 - 11:10
  • Minnesota Avenue Apts. 506 West Minnesota Avenue Macclenny, FL 32063 Served 11:20-11:30
  • Jonesville Park Hwy 127 at Lee Givens Street Sanderson, FL 32087 Served 12:20–12:40
  • Blackbottom 103 Deerfield Circle Jacksonville, FL Served 11:45-11:55
  • McCormicks Trailer Park Ruben Crawford Rd Macclenny, FL 32063 Served 11:45-11:55
  • American Way Townhomes 794 American Way Macclenny, FL 32063 Served 11:25-11:35
  • Lee & Baker Mobile Home Park 331 North Blvd. West Macclenny, FL 32063 Served 11:00-11:10

Brantley County

Brantley County will be serving lunch and breakfast on Mondays and Thursdays, that began on June 5 and will last until July 21.

Food will be bagged and handed from a school bus. Monday's bus will be breakfast and lunch for three days: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Thursday's bus will be breakfast and lunch for two days: Friday and Monday.

  • Popwellville Store, 2:30 - 2:45
  • Cardinal Road @ Bob White Loop, 2:50 - 3:05
  • Fen Peck @ Chicora Road, 3:15 - 3:30
  • Montecello Church on Mineral Springs Road, 3:40 - 3:55
  • Browntown Road @ Friendly Express, 4:00 - 4:15
  • George Avenue @ Post Road, 2:25 - 2:40
  • Couper Road @ Sheffield Road, 2:50 - 3:05
  • Buster Walker Road @ Gary Road, 3:15 - 3:30
  • Elbert Wilson Road, 3:35 - 3:50
  • Turkey Ridge, 4:05 - 4:20
  • Boots Harrison Road @ Gibson Circle, 2:30 - 2:45
  • Rattler Run @ Jones Road, 2:50 - 3:05
  • Browntown Road @ Highway 32, 3:15 - 3:30
  • Browntown Road @ Friendship, 3:35 - 3:50
  • Sam's Trail @ Nevada Lane, 4:00 - 4:15
  • Pearl Lane @ Coffee County Club Road, 2:30 - 2:45
  • Drury Lane @ Lynn Haven and Streetwater, 2:50 - 3:05
  • Warner's Landing @ River Ridge Loop, 3:15 - 3:30
  • Shady Oaks @ Highway 259, 3:40 - 3:55
  • King Memorial Baptist Church, 4:05 - 4:20
  • Pleasant Drive @ Lakeview Drive, 2:30 - 2:45
  • Pleasant Valley Baptist Church, 2:50 - 3:05
  • Central Avenue @ Stop and Shop, 3:15 - 3:30
  • Oak Hill Baptist Church, 3:35 - 3:50
  • Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, 4:00 - 4:15
  • Hoboken Elementary, 2:20 - 2:35
  • Coral Loop @ Crossland Lane, 2:45 - 3:00
  • Blue Jay Road @ Longhorn Road, 3:05 - 3:20
  • Billy Jacobs Road @ Day Lily Circle, 3:30 - 3:45
  • Hoboken First Baptist Church, 3:55 - 4:10
  • Santa Fe Road @ Rio Lobo Road, 2:20 - 2:35
  • Magnolia Circle @ Baker Creek Road, 2:40 - 2:55
  • Liberty Lighthouse Church, 3:05 - 3:20
  • Nahunta Elementary, 3:30 - 3:45
  • Rep Johns Lane @ Burton Street, 3:55 - 4:10
  •  Satilla Missionary Baptist Church, 2:30 - 2:45
  • Ballfield Road @ Ballfield, 2:55 - 3:10
  • Old Highway 301 @ Trudie Road, 3:20 - 3:35
  • Satilla Kwik Stop @ Raybon, 3:40 - 3:55
  • Nesby Church @ Florida Avenue, 4:00 - 4:15

Please note: Meals will not be provided July 3 though July 7.

Camden County

The curbside locations listed below will be distributed on a first come first serve basis because they are prepared in advance.

Curbside will be on Mondays lasting until July 17 and will include 5 breakfasts and 5 lunches from 10:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

  • Ninth Grade Center, 6300 Laurel Island Parkway Kingsland, GA 31548
  • St. Marys Middle School, 205 Martha Drive, St. Marys, GA 31558
  • Woodbine Elementary School, 495 Broadwood Road, Woodbine, GA 31569

Charlton County

Each location listed below will distribute breakfast and lunch on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. throughout the summer.

  • Bethune Middle School, 285 Little Phoebe Church Road, Folkston, GA 31537
  • Folkston Elementary School, 34754 Okefenokee Drive, Folkston, GA 31537
  • St. George Elementary, 13215 Florida Avenue, St. George, GA 31562

Clay County

Meals will be available Monday through Friday, as breakfast will be served from 8 a.m. until 9 a.m. and lunch from 12 p.m. until 1 p.m. Meals won't be available on July 3-4 in observance of Independence Day.

Food will be served in 11 different school's cafeterias:

  • Charles E. Bennet, 1 South Oakridge Avenue, Green Cove Springs, FL 32043 (June 5 - July 21)
  • Doctors Inlet Elementary, 2634 County Road 220, Middleburg, FL 32068 (June 1 - July 31)
  • Keystone Heights High, 900 S.W. Orchid Avenue, Keystone Heights, FL 32656 (June 5 - July 21)
  • Montclair Elementary, 2398 Moody Avenue, Orange Park, FL 32073 (June 5 - July 21)
  • McRae Elementary, 6770 County Road 315 C, Keystone Heights, FL 32656 (June 5 - July 21)
  • S. Bryan Jennings Elementary, 215 Corona Drive, Orange Park, FL 32073 (June 5 - July 21)
  • Plantation Oaks Elementary, 4150 Plantation Oaks Boulevard, Orange Park, FL 32065 (June 5 - July 21)
  • Middleburg Elementary, 3958 Main Street, Middleburg, FL 32068 (June 5 - July 21)
  • The Filling Station - Clay County Library *Lunch Only* (June 5 - July 20 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.)
  • Monday & Wednesday: Middleburg, 2245 Aster Avenue Middleburg, FL 32068
  • Tuesday & Thursday: Orange Park, 2054 Plainfield Avenue, Orange Park, FL 32073

Please note: Sites are subject to close based on participation

Columbia County

All meals must be consumed on-site and all participants must check in at the front office upon arrival to the site.

Meals started being provided June 5 and will last throughout the summer, only on Mondays through Thursdays.

Have questions? Please contact CCS Food & Nutrition at (386) 755-8046

  • Columbia High School - Cold Menu Served (7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. for breakfast and 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. for lunch)
  • Richardson Sixth Grade Academy - Cold Menu Served (8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. for breakfast and 12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. for lunch)
  • Melrose Park Elementary - Cold Menu Served (7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. for breakfast and 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. for lunch)
  • Eastside Elementary - Cold Menu Served (7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. for breakfast and 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. for lunch)
  • Five Points Elementary - Cold Menu Served (8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. for breakfast and 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. for lunch)
  • Ft White Elementary - Cold Menu Served (7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. for breakfast and 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. for lunch)
  • Ft White High School - Cold Menu Served (7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. for breakfast and 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. for lunch)
  • Summers Elementary - Cold Menu Served (7:45 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. for breakfast and 12:15 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. for lunch)
  • Niblack Elementary - Hot Menu Served (7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. for breakfast and 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. for lunch)
  • Lake City Middle School - Cold Menu Served (8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. for breakfast and 12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. for lunch)
  • Pathways Academy - Cold Menu Served (8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. for breakfast and 11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. for lunch)
  • Columbia City Elementary - Hot Menu Served (8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. for breakfast and 11:30 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. for lunch)
  • Westside Elementary - Hot Menu Served (7:45 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. for breakfast and 11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. for lunch)

Duval County

Monday - Friday, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

  • Charles Webb Wesconnett Regional Library, 6887 103rd St.
  • Highlands Regional Library, 1826 Dunn Ave.
  • Pablo Creek Regional Library, 13295 Beach Blvd.

Monday - Friday, 12 - 1 p.m.

  • Dallas Graham Branch Library, 2304 Myrtle Ave. N.
  • University Park Branch Library, 3435 University Blvd. N.

Monday - Friday, 12:45 - 1:45 p.m.

  • Bill Brinton Murray Hill Branch Library, 918 Edgewood Ave. S.
  • Bradham and Brooks Branch Library, 1755 Edgewood Ave. W..
  • Regency Square Branch Library, 9900 Regency Square Blvd.

Please note: Meals will not be provided on Monday, June 19, and Tuesday, July 4.

You can find the week's menus by clicking here.

Glynn County

Based on the USDA Rural Designation Map, Glynn County is not allowed to offer non-congregate meal service. In addition, weekly meal packages are no longer allowed. 

Students will be required to consume meals at an approved site.

Breakfast will be served at 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. and lunch is served from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. at the following locations:

  • Brunswick High & Burroughs Molette Elementary, June 5 - July 28
  • Risley Middle & Sterling Elementary, June 5 - June 30

Please note: All sites will be closed June 19 and July 3 - July 7.

Nassau County

Additional sites are added daily at 4:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

Monday - Thursday (June 5 - July 27)

  • Southside Elementary (breakfast at 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. for lunch) 
  • Yulee Elementary (breakfast at 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. for lunch) 
  • Callahan Elementary (breakfast at 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. for lunch) 
  • Hilliard Middle Senior High (breakfast at 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. for lunch)
  • Atlantic Rec. Center (Lunch from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.)

Please note: Meals will not be served on July 4 in observance of Independence Day

Pierce County

Beginning June 5 and lasting until June 29, Pierce County High School and Pierce County Middle School will receive deliveries of free summer school meals on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays each week with the exception of June 19. They will be available to pickup from 10:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

All meals are prepared at Pierce County High School located at 4850 County Farm Road, Blackshear, GA 31516

For additional information, please contact Ann Roberson at 912-449-2050 or Becky Swain at 912-449-2044.

Putnam County

  • Browning-Pearce Elementary School, 100 Bear Boulevard, San Mateo, FL 32187 (Breakfast is served 8 a.m. - 9 a.m. and lunch will be served 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. from June 12 - June 29, Mondays - Thursdays)
  • Kelley Smith Elementary School, 141 Kelley Smith School Road, Palatka, FL 32177 (Breakfast is served 8 a.m. - 9 a.m. and lunch will be served 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. from June 12 - July 25, Mondays - Thursdays) 
  • Moseley Elementary School, 1100 Husson Avenue, Palatka, FL 32177 (Breakfast is served 8 a.m. - 9 a.m. and lunch will be served 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. from June 5 - July 25, Mondays - Thursdays) 
  • Melrose Elementary School, 401 State Road 26, Melrose, FL 32666 (Breakfast is served 8 a.m. - 9 a.m. and lunch will be served 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. from June 5 - July 25, Mondays - Thursdays) 
  • Middleton Burney Elementary School, 1020 Huntington Road, Crescent City, FL 32112 (Breakfast is served 8 a.m. - 9 a.m. and lunch will be served 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. from June 5 - July 25, Mondays - Thursdays) 
  • James A. Long Elementary, 1400 Old Jacksonville Road, Palatka, FL 32177 (Breakfast is served 8 a.m. - 9 a.m. and lunch will be served 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. from June 5 - July 25, Mondays - Thursdays) 
  • Crescent City High School, 2201 South Highway 17 Crescent City, FL 32112 (Breakfast is served 8 a.m. - 9 a.m. and lunch will be served 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. from June 12 - July 14, Mondays - Thursdays) 
  • Palatka High School, 302 Mellon Road, Palatka, FL 32177 (Breakfast is served 8 a.m. - 9 a.m. and lunch will be served 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. from June 5 - July 25, Mondays - Thursdays) 
  • Robert H. Jenkins, Jr. Elementary School, 251 South State Road 315, Interlachen, FL (Breakfast is served 8 a.m. - 9 a.m. and lunch will be served 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. from June 5 - July 25, Mondays - Thursdays) 

St. Johns County

Hot meal sites

  • Breakfast 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM and hot lunch 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM at Crookshank Elementary School
  • Breakfast 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM  and hot Lunch 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM at Webster Elementary School  
  • Breakfast 7:50 AM to 8:20 AM and hot lunch 11:40 AM to 12:10 PM at South Woods Elementary School (Opens June 12th)
  • Breakfast 7:45 AM to 8:15 AM and hot lunch 11:45 AM to 12:15 PM at Osceola Elementary School (Opens June 12th)
  • Breakfast 7:45 AM to 8:15 AM and lunch 11:30 AM to 12:00 PM at Valley Ridge: Schedule 1 (Open June 12th-16th and June 26th-July 6th)
  • Breakfast 8:30 AM to 9:15 AM and lunch 11:30 AM to 12:00 PM at Valley Ridge: Schedule 2 (Open June 19th- 22nd and July 10th-13th)

Community sites

  • Breakfast 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM and lunch 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM at Solomon Calhoun Recreation Center
  • Breakfast 8:30 AM to 9:00 AM and lunch 11:30 AM to 12:00 PM at Ketterlinus Gym 
  • Breakfast 8:00 AM to 8:30 AM and lunch 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM at W. E. Harris Community Center 
  • Breakfast 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM and lunch 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM at Flagler Estates Community Center

Please note: Meals will not be provided on July 3 or 4. 

Union County

Free summer meals began on June 5 and last through June 30, as breakfast will be served from 7:30 a.m. until 8:30 a.m. and lunch will be offered from 11:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. in the following school cafeterias:

  • Morganfield Elementary School
  • Sturgis Elementary School
  • Uniontown Elementary School
  • Union County High School

Please note: Meals will not be offered June 19 in observance of Juneteenth and closed July 1 - July 9 in observance of Independence Day. Sites may reopen in July based on participation.

Ware County

  • Bailey St Park, 1301 Bailey St. (across from BOE), May 30 – July 13 (Lunch served 12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.)
  • Central Apartments, 1000 Central Ave., May 30 - July 13 (Breakfast served 8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. and lunch is served 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.)
  • Faith of God Holiness Church, 1509 R. L. McGee Dr., June 5 - July 13 (Lunch is served 12:15 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.) 
  • Garlington Heights, 301 Garlington Ave., May 30 - July 13 (Lunch is served 11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.) 
  • Greater St. Paul Church, 1110 Pittman St., June 19 – June 22 (Lunch is served 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.) 
  • Memorial Park, 1300 South Ga. Parkway, May 28 - July 12 (Breakfast served 7:45 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. and lunch is served 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.) 
  • Refreshing Springs, 517 Mary St, May 30 - July 13 (Breakfast is served 10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.)
  • Trembling Earth, 2110 Cecil Brown Rd., May 30 – July 13 (Breakfast served 7:45 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. and lunch is served 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.) 
  • Ware Manor Apartments, 500 Walnut Ave., June 5 - July 13 (Lunch is served 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.) 
  • Waycross-Ware County Public Library, 401 Lee Ave., May 30 - July 13 (Lunch is served 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.) 

For more information, call Ware County School Nutrition at 912-287-2304.

    

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