Free Summer Meals for Kids in Oneida, Herkimer & Madison Counties

As summer begins across Central New York, the Oneida-Herkimer-Madison BOCES Food Service Program and Utica City School District (UCSD) are stepping up to make sure no child goes hungry while school is out. Through the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), a federally funded initiative, free breakfast and lunch will be available to all children 18 years of age and under across dozens of sites in Oneida, Herkimer, and Madison counties.

There is no cost, no paperwork, and no registration required to participate. Meals are served on a first-come, first-served basis, and students must be present to receive their meal. Parents or guardians cannot pick up meals on a child’s behalf. The meals are the same for all children, with no discrimination based on race, gender, income level, or disability.

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Below is the complete list of 2025 summer meal site locations, including participating schools, parks, and community centers throughout the region:

Brookfield CSD – Call 315.725.1109
Dates: July 7 – July 31, Monday–Thursday

• Breakfast: 8:00–8:30 a.m.

Clinton CSD – Call 315.853.2292
Elementary School (Enrolled Only): July 8 – August 14, Tuesday–Thursday

• Breakfast: 8:45–9:15 a.m.

Village Green: July 8 – August 14, Tuesday & Thursday

• Lunch: 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

Kirkland Arts Center: July 7 – August 15, Monday, Wednesday, Friday

• Lunch: 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

Frankfort-Schuyler CSD – Call 315.895.7491
Elementary School (Enrolled Only): July 7 – August 14, Monday–Thursday

• Breakfast: 8:30–8:45 a.m.

• Lunch: 11:00–11:30 a.m.

Herkimer CSD – Call 315.866.8562
Elementary School (Enrolled Only): July 7 – August 15, Monday–Friday

• Breakfast: 8:00–8:20 a.m.

• Lunch: 11:15–11:45 a.m.

High School Pickup (Registration Required): July 3 – August 21, Thursdays

• 7-day breakfast & lunch meal packs: 12:00–2:00 p.m.

Herkimer ARC Park: June 30 – August 15, Monday–Friday

• Lunch: 12:00–1:00 p.m.

Mount Markham CSD – Call 315.822.2884
Elementary, Middle, and High Schools (Enrolled Only): July 7 – July 31, Monday–Thursday

• Breakfast: 8:00–8:15 a.m.

• Lunch (To-Go): 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

Leonardsville Community Ministry (Enrolled Only): July 14 – August 22, Monday–Friday

• Lunch: 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

Oneida-Herkimer-Madison BOCES (Enrolled Only): June 30 – August 15, Monday–Friday

• Breakfast: 8:00–8:30 a.m.

• Lunch: 10:20 a.m.–1:15 p.m.

Oriskany CSD
N.A. Walbran Elementary: July 7 – August 15, Monday–Friday

• Breakfast: 8:30–9:00 a.m.

• Lunch: 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

New York Mills UFSD
Enrolled Only: July 14 – August 8, Monday–Friday

• Breakfast: 8:45–9:15 a.m.

Van Hornesville-Owen D. Young CSD – Call 315.858.0729
July 14 – August 7, Monday–Thursday

• Breakfast: 9:00–9:30 a.m.

• Lunch: 11:00–11:30 a.m.

• Thursdays: To-Go meals for Friday–Sunday

Poland CSD – Call 315.826.0216
Kuyahorra Valley Town Park (Enrolled Only): July 7 – August 15, Monday–Friday

• Breakfast: 10:00–10:45 a.m.

• Lunch: 12:00–12:45 p.m.

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Remsen CSD – Call 315.205.4300
Jr./Sr. High School: July 7 – August 21, Monday–Thursday

• Breakfast: 8:00–8:30 a.m.

• Lunch (To-Go): 11:00–11:45 a.m.

• Thursdays: To-Go meals for Friday–Sunday

Richfield Springs CSD – Call 315.858.0610
Elementary School: July 14 – August 8, Monday–Friday

• Breakfast: 8:00–8:25 a.m.

• Lunch: 11:20–11:50 a.m.

Sauquoit Valley CSD
Middle and High Schools (Enrolled Only): July 7 – August 14, Monday–Thursday

• Breakfast: 8:45–9:00 a.m.

• Lunch: 11:50 a.m.–12:20 p.m.

• Thursdays: To-Go meals

Upstate Caring Partners (Enrolled Only)
Tradewinds Chadwicks: July 7 – August 15

• Breakfast: 8:00–8:20 a.m.

• Lunch: 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Waterville CSD – Call 315.841.3760
Memorial Park Elementary: July 7 – July 25, Monday–Friday

• Breakfast: 8:30–8:50 a.m.

• Lunch: 11:00–11:40 a.m.

Jr./Sr. High School: July 7 – July 25, Monday–Thursday

• Breakfast: 8:20–8:35 a.m.

• Lunch: 11:00–11:40 a.m.

Town of Marshall (Deansboro): July 7 – August 1, Monday–Friday

• Lunch: 12:00–12:40 p.m.

Spooner Park Playground (Oriskany Falls): July 7 – August 8, Monday–Friday

• Lunch: 11:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Whitesboro CSD – Call 315.738.9321
Dunham Manor Park: July 7 – August 15, Monday–Friday

• Lunch: 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Trinity United Methodist Church: July 7 – August 15, Monday–Friday

• Lunch: 12:00–12:30 p.m.

Westmoreland CSD – Call 315.557.2630
Primary Elementary School (DfAH): July 7 – August 15, Monday–Thursday

• Breakfast: 8:00–8:45 a.m.

Westmoreland Town Park (Served by Primary Elementary): July 8 – July 31, Tuesday–Thursday

• Breakfast: 8:00–8:45 a.m.

• Lunch: 11:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Utica-Based Community Summer Meal Sites
(July 7 – August 22, Monday–Friday, 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.)

Cornhill

• MLK Elementary

• Munson

• Rebuilding the Village – Community Center

• Watson Williams Elementary

Downtown

• Kennedy Plaza

East Utica

• Adrean Terrace

• Columbus Elementary

• Hope Chapel Church

North Utica

• Humphrey Gardens

• Jefferson Elementary

• Parkedge Townhouses

South Utica

• Gillmore Village

• Hughes Elementary

West Utica

• Kernan Elementary

• Lincoln Park (served by Tabernacle Church of Deliverance of Christ)

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