Free Summer Meals 2025

Beginning Monday, June 9, the City of Evanston's Parks, Recreation and Community Service Department will provide free breakfasts and lunches to youth ages 1 to 18 years old throughout Evanston as part of the Summer Food Program. The program will run through Friday, August 8.

Free meals are available to all youth daily, Monday through Friday, on a first-come, first-served basis. Breakfast will be served from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. and lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Menus are available at the Fleetwood-Jourdain Community Center and on-site at each location.

There are no residency or income-based restrictions to participate in the program. All meals must be eaten on-site and parents/guardians must accompany young children.

Meal site locations (June 9-August 8*)

• Fleetwood-Jourdain Community Center, 1655 Foster St.
• Mason Park, Church Street at Florence Avenue
• Robert Crown Community Center, 1801 Main St.
• Dawes Elementary, 440 Dodge Ave.
• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Literary and Fine Arts School, 2425 Greenwood St.

*There are no meal services on June 19 and July 4.

The Summer Food Service Program is funded by a grant from the Illinois State Board of Education. 

For more information, visit the City of Evanston’s website or call/text 847-448-8254. You can also contact Evanston 3-1-1.