Summer Food Program 2024

By

Department of Human Service Programs (DHSP)

Summer Food Program Photo outdoors.

We provide free and nutritionally balanced meals to Cambridge residents 18 years of age and under. There are vegetarian and non-vegetarian options offered at all meal sites!

No application or registration needed.

Cost

This Program is free!

Location

  • In-person only.

Donnelly Field

61 Willow St
Playground
Cambridge, MA 02141
United States

Neighborhood

Wellington Harrington

Fresh Pond Apartments Playground

362-364 Rindge Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02140
United States

Neighborhood

North Cambridge

Glacken Field

635 Huron Ave
Cambridge, MA 02138
United States

Neighborhood

North Cambridge

Gold Star Mother's Park Playground

123 Gore St
Cambridge, MA 02141
United States

Neighborhood

East Cambridge

Greene-Rose Heritage Park Playground

155 Harvard St
Cambridge, MA 02139
United States

Neighborhood

The Port

Hoyt Field

12 Gilmore St
Cambridge, MA 02139
United States

Neighborhood

Riverside

Louis A. DePasquale Playground at Danehy Park

66 Field Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
United States

Neighborhood

Neighborhood 9 and West Cambridge

Sennott Park

310 Broadway
Cambridge, MA 02139
United States

Neighborhood

The Port

Timothy J. Toomey Jr. Park

71 Rogers Street
Cambridge, MA 02142
United States

Neighborhood

East Cambridge

Evening meals take place at Cambridge Recreation Summer Basketball sites when games occur:

  • Ahern Field (Charles St) - Tuesdays and Thursdays.
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  • Sennott Park (Behind the Moses Youth Center, 243 Harvard St.) - Mondays and Wednesdays.
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  • Glacken Field (next to Fresh Pond Golf Course) - Tuesdays and Thursdays.
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  • Hoyt Field (off of Western Ave) - Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays.

Dates and Times

This program runs during the summer.

.: Mon, June 26 2023 – Fri, September 1 2023.

Monday through Friday.

Runs July 1st - August 30th (excluding July 4th). 9:30 - 10:30 AM (breakfast) and 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM (lunch). Evening meals are 6:00 - 7:30 PM at Summer Basketball sites.

You can also join us at the Summer Food Kickoff Event on June 28th from 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM at Donnelly Field.

Additional information

The 2024 Cambridge Summer Food Program will offer free meals to Cambridge youth ages 18 and under. No ID necessary. Vegetarian and non-vegetarian options available. At breakfast and lunch meal sites (listed above), Cambridge youth can join Recreation staff for games and activities in the parks. Cambridge Book Bike brings story time to a different Summer Food site each week. Free dinner meals are served at DHSP Summer Basketball Locations while leagues are in session. Cambridge youth do not need to participate in the leagues to receive a dinner meal.

Summer Food Program Photo outdoors.
This program runs during the summer.

.: Mon, June 26 2023 – Fri, September 1 2023.

Monday through Friday.

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Summer Food Program

Department of Human Service Programs

617-349-6247
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Last updated June 18, 2024.