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List of places to get free meals in eastern Iowa this summer

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(KWWL) – Organizations, restaurants and charities across eastern Iowa are offering free meals this summer.

KWWL will continue to update this list throughout the coming days. 

HORIZONS

For the eighth year, Horizons: A Family Service Alliance will provide summer meals for children in Cedar Rapids. This year, they are expanding to also include children in Iowa City.

Horizons’ Summer Meals program provides free, healthy meals to children in the summer, who would normally rely on the school system to receive a meal.

Free meals will be available Monday through Friday, from June 10 to August 23. The service will not be in operation on Thursday, July 4.

The Summer Meals program is a partnership between Horizons and the USDA.

There are various locations for the Summer Meals programs:

Cedar Rapids

  • Five Seasons Manufactured Home Community, 3421 Blairs Ferry Rd. NE, 11:30 a.m. – noon
  • Kirkwood Estates, 615 Miller Avenue Dr. SW, 11:30 a.m. – noon
  • McKinley Middle School, 620 10th St. SE, 12:30 – 1 p.m.
  • Cedar Valley Townhomes, 3000 J St. SW, 11:15 – 11:45 a.m. from June 17 to Aug. 22
  • Greene Square Park, Fifth Street SE between Third and Fourth Avenues, Thursdays 12:30 – 1 p.m. June 20 to Aug. 1
  • Hoover Elementary, 4141 Johnson Ave. NW, Saturdays 11:30 a.m. – noon from June 22 to Aug. 10
  •  Oakhill Jackson, 1202 10th St. SE, 11:30 a.m. – noon from July 8 to Aug. 9

Hiawatha

  • Hiawatha Public Library, 150 W. Willman St.
  • 11:30 a.m. – noon

Iowa City

  • Senior Center, 28 S. Linn St.
  • Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
  • 11:30 a.m. – noon

Marion

  • Marion Public Library, 1095 Sixth Ave.
  • 11:30 a.m. – noon

SALVATION ARMY

The Salvation Army of Cedar Rapids is providing free summer meals to children beginning June 10. Meals will be given to children regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability.

Meals will be provided at a first come, first serve basis.

Cedar Rapids

  • 1000 C Ave. NW
  • Breakfast is served from 8 to 9 a.m. and lunch is served from 12 to 1 p.m.
  • The program will run through Friday, August 16

CITY OF IOWA CITY

The City of Iowa City is partnering with Horizons and the Iowa City Community School District to provide free meals and snacks to children ages 1-18 this summer.

Mercer Aquatic Center

  • 2701 Bradford Dr.
  • Free Lunch served from noon to 1 p.m. Monday through Thursday from June 10 to August 1
  • Free Snack served at 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday from June 10 to August 1

The Senior Center

  • 28 S. Linn St.
  • Free lunch served from noon to 12:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday from June 10 to August 23

Iowa City Public Library

  • 123 S. Linn St.
  • Free snack served at 3 p.m. Monday – Friday from June 10 to August 2

***There are no income requirements or registration. Anyone age 1 to 18 may come to eat for free. Adult meals are available for $4 each. For more information, contact Senior Center Coordinator LaTasha DeLoach at 319-356-5220.

RODNEY’S KITCHEN

Starting June 11, Rodney’s Kitchen in downtown Waterloo will once again be doing his free sack lunch program during the summer.

Kids can grab lunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Tuesday through Friday. This is to help combat food insecurity issues and to make sure children can get a meal when school is out.

WATERLOO SCHOOL DISTRICT

The Waterloo Community School District is partnering with the Northeast Iowa Food Bank this summer to provide free meals for children in the area.

To be eligible to receive free meals at a camp (residential or non-residential), children must meet the income guidelines for reduced-price meals in the National School Lunch Program.

Children who are part of households that receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly food stamps) benefits or benefits under the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservation (FDPIR), or Temporary Assitance to Needy Families (TANF) automatically qualify for free meals.

SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM “CLOSED SITES”

(Enrolled students in the programs below can attend at the sites listed)

Boys and Girls Club

  • 515 Lime St., Waterloo
  • June 17 – August 9
  • Breakfast and Lunch

Evansdale Boys and Girls Club

  • 3574 Lafayette St., Evansdale
  • June 17 – August 9 
  • Breakfast and Lunch

Sacred Heart Church

  • 627 W 4th St., Waterloo
  • June 17 – August 9 
  • Breakfast and Lunch

Highland Elementary

  • 812 Idaho St., Waterloo
  • June 17 – August 9
  • Breakfast and Lunch

Kittrell Elementary

  • 1304 Oregon St., Waterloo
  • June 10 – August 16 
  • Breakfast and Lunch

YMCA

  • 669 S Hackett Rd., Waterloo
  • June 10 – August 16
  • Breakfast and Lunch

Irving Elementary

  • 1115 W 5th St., Waterloo
  • June 24 – August 16, no meals July 1st – 5th
  • Breakfast and Lunch

Becker Elementary

  • 1239 Sheldon St., Waterloo
  • June 24 – August 16, no meals July 1st – 5th 
  • Breakfast and Lunch

Salvation Army

  • 89 Franklin St., Waterloo
  • June 10 – August 16
  • 10 – 10:30 a.m., 12 – 12:30 p.m. & 4 – 4:30 p.m.

Northeast Iowa Food Bank

  • 1605 Lafayette St., Waterloo
  • June 4 – August 2
  • Monday 4 – 4:30 p.m., Thursday 3:45 – 4:30 p.m.

Hawkeye Community College

  • 1501 East Orange Road, Waterloo
  • June 17 – July 19, 8 – 8:30 a .m. & 12 – 12:30 p.m.

UNI CUE

  • 800 Sycamore St. Waterloo
  • June 17 – July 12
  • Breakfast and Lunch

YWCA

  • 425 Lafayette St., Waterloo
  • June 10 – August 16
  • Breakfast and Lunch

EMBARC

  • 614 Randolph St., Waterloo
  • June 17 – June 28

Bakari Behavioral Health

  • 515 Beech St. Suite 107
  • June 10 – August 23

River Hills

  • 2700 Grand Blvd., Cedar Falls
  • June 25 – July 25 with no meals served July 12 or July 19
  • Breakfast and Lunch

Cunningham

  • 1224 Mobile St., Waterloo
  • June 17 – August 9
  • Off week of June 24
  • Breakfast and Lunch

Lou Henry

  • 312 Rachael St., Waterloo
  • June 17 – June 21
  • Lunch and Snack

Lincoln

  • 302 Cedar Bend St., Waterloo
  • June 17 – August 9
  • No meals served the week of June 24
  • Breakfast and Lunch

St. Mark’s Baptist

  • 2024 Clearview St., Evansdale
  • June 17 – August 16
  • Breakfast and Lunch
SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM “OPEN SITES”

(Any child can attend at the sites listed below)

Expo Alternative Learning Center

  • 1410 Independence Ave., Waterloo
  • June 10 – August 16
  • 11:00 – 11:30 a.m.

Cedar Knoll Mobile Home Park

  • 5535 Dysart Rd., Waterloo
  • June 10 – August 16
  • 11:30 – 12:00

Country Terrace Mobile Home Park

  • 700 W. Ridgeway, Cedar Falls
  • June 10 – July 31
  • 12:00 – 12:30

Church of the Nazarene

  • 3622 Hammond Ave., Waterloo
  • June 10 – August 9
  • 12:00 – 12:30

Zion Lutheran Church

  • 210 N. Vine St., West Union
  • June 10 – August 23
  • 8:30 – 9:00 & 11:30 – 12:30

St. Joseph Community School

  • 2166 N. Broadway Ave., New Hampton
  • June 10 – August 16
  • 8:00 – 9:00 & 11:00 – 12:00

Fayette Elementary

  • 200 Volga St., Fayette
  • June 10 – August 23
  • 11:30 – 12:00

Waverly Shell Rock Elementary

  • 809 4th St. SE, Waverly
  • June 17 – August 9
  • 11:30 – 12:00

First Baptist

  • 434 Baltimore St., Waterloo
  • June 17 – July 20, 8:30 – 9:00
  • June 17 – August 9, 12:00 – 12:30

Gardner Park

  • Evansdale
  • June 17 – August 16
  • 11:15 – 11:45

Lafayette Park

  • Waterloo
  • June 17 – August 16
  • 11:10 – 11:40

St. Edward’s

  • 1423 Kimball Ave., Waterloo
  • June 17 – August 9
  • 12:15 – 12:45