This summer, more than 160 San Diego County centers are offering free breakfasts, lunches or snacks to any youth 18 and under.
In San Diego County, there are more than 241,000 socioeconomically disadvantaged K-12 public school students, many of whom rely on schools for free meals. Starting this fall, breakfast and lunch will be free for all public school students in transitional kindergarten through grade 12, regardless of whether their families’ income qualifies for free meals, at under a state law that was signed last year.
Until then, the San Diego Unified School District and the nonprofit organization Feeding San Diego are among those offering free meals to children while schools are out for the summer. All meal sites except military sites are open to any youth, regardless of enrollment location.
You can find the location of more than 160 centers that offer free meals at this link: https://bit.ly/3OANXWv.
Other centers also offer free meals, but only to students enrolled in that district or school.
Most meal sites are open Monday through Friday.
You can also text the word “food” or “comida” to 877-877 to find a free meal site near you, according to Feeding San Diego.
The following are free meal sites that are open to all children:
Feeding San Diego Food Sites
Escondido
- A Step Beyond (340 N. Escondido Blvd.), refrigerio (snack) 10:30-11 a.m., almuerzo 12:30-1 p.m.
Julian
- Julian Pathways Inc. (1704 Cape Horn), lunch 11:30 am-12 pm, refreshments 1:30-2:30 pm
National City
- Casa de Salud (1408 Harding Ave.), lunch 12-1 pm, snack 3:30-4 pm
Oceanside
- John Landes Recreation Center (2855 Cedar Rd.), lunch 12-1 p.m., refreshments 2:30-3 p.m
- Melba Bishop Recreation Center (5306 N. River Rd.), breakfast 9-9:30 am, lunch 12-1 pm
- Oceanside Public Library (330 N. Coast Hwy.), almuerzo 11-11:45 a.m.
- ProKids City Heights (4085 52nd St.), lunch 12-1pm, refreshments 3-4pm
- ProKids Oceanside (821 Douglas Dr.), breakfast10-11 am, lunch 1-2 pm
- VCC Balderrama (709 San Diego St.), snack 11:30 am-12 pm, lunch 1-2 pm
- VCC Libby Lake (4700 N. River Rd.), desayuno 11:30 a.m.-12 p.m., almuerzo 1-2 p.m.
San Diego
- Any Body Can Youth Foundation (3131 Market St.), desayuno 9:30-10:30 a.m., almuerzo 12-1 p.m.
- Any Body Can Youth Foundation (1962 Euclid Ave.) starting July 25, breakfast 9:30-10:30 am, lunch 12-1 pm
- Armed Services YMCA (3293 Santo Rd.), breakfast 8-9 am, lunch 11:30 am-12 pm
- The Teacher Youth Center (4135 Fairmount Ave.), lunch 12-1 pm, refreshments 3-4 pm
- Memorial Recreation Center (2902 Marcy Ave.), breakfast 9-10 am, lunch 12-1 pm
- Montgomery Waller Recreation Center (3020 Coronado Ave.), lunch 12-1 pm, refreshments 3-4 pm
- Ocean Discovery Institute (4255 Thorn St.), desayuno 10:15-10:45 a.m., almuerzo 1:30-2 p.m.
- South Bay Recreation Center (1885 Coronado Ave.), lunch 12-1 p.m
Saint Mark
- Boys and Girls Club San Marcos, Loschser Branch (1 Positive Pl.), refrigerio 3-4 p.m.
- Boys and Girls Club San Marcos, Zable Branch (413 Autumn Dr.), refrigerio 3-4 p.m.
San Ysidro
- Cesar Chavez Recreation Center (455 Sycamore Rd.), lunch 12-1 p.m., refreshments 3-4 p.m
San Diego Unified Meal Sites
June 20-August 19, 12-1 p.m.
- Adams Park & Rec Center (3491 Adams Ave.)
- City Heights Park & Rec Center (4380 Landis St.)
- Colina Del Sol Park & Rec Center (5319 Orange Ave.)
- Encanto Park & Rec Center (6508 Wunderlin Ave.)
- Golden Hill Park & Rec Center (2600 Golf Course Dr.)
- Linda Vista Park & Rec Center (7064 Levant St.)
- MLK Jr. Park & Rec Center (6401 Skyline Dr.)
- Mira Mesa Park & Rec Center (8575 New Salem St.)
- Mountain View Park & Rec Center (641 S. Boundary St.)
- North Clairemont Park & Rec Center (4421 Bannock Ave.)
- North Park Park & Rec Center (4044 Idaho St.)
- Paradise Hills Park & Rec Center (6610 Potomac St.)
- Penn Park & Rec Center (2555 Dusk Dr.)
- Skyline Hills Park & Rec Center (8285 Skyline Dr.)
- Tierrasanta Park & Rec Center (11220 Clairemont Mesa Blvd.)
- Willie Henderson Park & Rec Center (1035 S. 45th St.)
June 21-July 221-1:30 p.m.
- Bell Middle (620 Briarwood Rd.)
- Clark Middle (4388 Thorn St.)
June 21-July 29, 1-1:30 p.m.
- Canyon Hills High (15156 Santo Rd.)
- Clairemont High (4150 Ute Dr.)
- Hoover High (4474 El Cajon Blvd.)
- Kearny High (1954 Komet Way)
- Lincoln High (4777 Imperial Ave.)
- Madison High (4833 Doliva Dr.)
- Mira Mesa High (10510 Marauder Way)
June 20-August 19
- Copley YMCA (4300 El Cajon Blvd.), 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
- Jackie Robinson YMCA (151 YMCA Way), 12-1 p.m.
- Ryan YMCA (4390 Valeta St.), 12-1 p.m.
- Sherman Heights Community Center (2258 Island Ave.), 11 a.m.-12 p.m.
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