Free summer meals for kids in Wake County and across NC: List and map

When the school year ends and summer begins, many students miss out on free lunch.

Many families depend on the free or reduced meals their children are served in school during the academic year. There are various meal programs in Wake County and across the state that provide free food for children during the summer months.

Statewide, the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction website features a map parents can use to search for free meal sites in their area. Parents can also text FOOD or COMIDA to 304-304 during the summer months to find free meal sites. The map is updated weekly between June and August.

Wake County free meal sites

Wake County’s website lists sites participating in the USDA-funded summer food program. The meal sites will serve all children and teenagers under 18. Children do not need to be enrolled in their public school system to participate. 

Map of free Wake County meal sites

List of Wake County sites

Raleigh

Church of the Living God, 731 Gateway Park Drive
Mondays-Thursdays, June 23-July 10
Serves lunch (12 p.m. to 1 p.m.) and snack (2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.)

Covenant Life Fellowship, 4720 Forestville Road
Mondays-Fridays, June 16-Aug. 22
Serves lunch (12 p.m. to 2 p.m.)

Grace within Transitions Foundation, 2511 Torquay Crossing
Mondays-Fridays, June 15-Aug. 22
Serves breakfast (9 a.m. to 10 a.m.) and lunch (12 p.m. to 2 p.m.)

Green Road Park, 4201 Green Road
Mondays-Fridays, June 16-Aug. 1
Serves lunch (12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.)

Historic Oak View County Park, 4028 Carya Drive
Mondays-Fridays, June 23-Aug. 1
Serves lunch (11 a.m. to 12 p.m.)

Poe Center for Health, 224 Sunnybrook Road
Wednesdays, June 25-30
Serves lunch (11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.)

Wake County Public Health Center, 10 Sunnybrook Road
Tuesdays and Thursdays, June 24-Aug. 7
Serves lunch (11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.)

WellCare Welcome Center, 1100 N. Raleigh Blvd.
Tuesdays-Thursdays, June 16-Aug. 22
Serves lunch (12 p.m. to 1 p.m.)

Garner

Camp Oasis, 201 Methodist Drive
Mondays-Fridays, June 16-Aug. 22
Serves breakfast (8 a.m. to 9 p.m.) and lunch (1 p.m. to 2 p.m.)

Knightdale

Crosspoint Community Church, 1001 Steeple Square Court
Wednesdays, June 18-Aug. 20
Serves lunch (11 a.m. to 12 p.m.)

Fuquay-Varina

Fuquay-Varina Farmer’s Market, 121 N. Main St.
Saturdays, June 28-Aug. 16
Serves breakfast (9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.)

Pine Acres Community Center, 402 McLean St.
Mondays-Fridays, June 23-Aug. 1
Serves lunch (12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.)

Wake Forest

Northern Regional Center, 350 E. Holding Ave.
Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, June 23-Aug. 1
Serves lunch (11 a.m. to 12 p.m.)

Wendell

Wendell Parks & Recreation, 601 W. 3rd St.
Tuesdays, June 24-Aug. 5
Serves lunch (11 a.m. to 1 p.m.)

Willow Spring

Beech Bluff County Park, 3321 N.C. Highway 42
Tuesdays and Thursdays, June 24-July 31
Serves lunch (11 a.m. to 12 p.m.)

Zebulon

Wakefield Missionary Baptist Church, 809 Proctor St.
Mondays-Fridays, June 16-Aug. 8
Serves lunch (12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.)