Vermont Business Magazine Summer can be the hungriest time of the year for Vermont children, and that’s where summer meals come in.
All children ages 0-18 can eat summer meals for free in Vermont. There’s no paperwork, no registration, and no I.D. needed. Summer meals can be found throughout the state at a variety of sites, including libraries, parks, pools, churches, camps, and schools.
This year, Hunger Free Vermont is making it easier than ever for residents to find their nearest summer meal site. The nonprofit has launched a new map tool that they’ll be updating all summer long in addition to providing individualized support and outreach materials to new and existing summer meal sites.
“It’s so exciting to see more communities in Vermont than ever before providing summer meals for kids,” said Anore Horton, executive director at Hunger Free Vermont. “And the best thing you can do to keep summer meals strong is to have your kids participate, so use our new map to find the summer meals site closest to you, and have a hunger free summer!”
Vermont leads the nation in providing summer meals to children. Last year, kids throughout Vermont enjoyed more than 1.5 million summer meals. This food helps nourish children, reduce pressure on household resources, bring federal dollars into local communities, attract youth to safe spaces, support kids returning to school ready to learn, and so much more.
Summer meals are part of a federally funded reimbursement program, administered by the Vermont Agency of Education. Local sponsors across the state work with the agency to help order, prepare, and distribute food to sites accessible to the public in eligible locations.
The Vermont Language Justice Project has produced translated summer meals videos in 19 languages, and Hunger Free Vermont provides translated outreach materials in 13 languages.
SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT (June 26, 2026) — www.hungerfreevt.org/summer-meals.
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