DES MOINES, Iowa — Des Moines Public Schools is making sure kids don’t go hungry during the summer months when school is out of session.
As part of the USDA Summer Food Service Program, DMPS will prepare wholesome meals and distribute them at 29 sites in Des Moines. Any child 18 or younger is eligible to receive meals through the program for free.
The meals are provided on a first-come, first-served basis.
DMPS says last year, it served more than 83,000 meals to kids in Des Moines as part of the program.
The sites and times are below. Unless otherwise noted, no meals will be served on July 4th.
Brubaker Elementary: 2900 E 42nd St, Des Moines
- Dates: June 12 – August 18
- Days: Monday – Friday
- Times: 11:00am – 12:30pm
Capitol View Elementary: 320 E 16th St, Des Moines
- Dates: June 12 – August 18
- Days: Monday – Friday
- Times: 11:00am – 12:30pm
Carver Elementary: 705 University Ave, Des Moines
- Dates: June 5 – August 11
- NOTE: No Meals July 3 – 7
- Days: Monday – Friday
- Times: 11:00am – 12:30pm
Cattell Elementary: 3101 East 12th St, Des Moines
- Dates: June 6 – August 18
- Days: Monday – Friday
- Times: 11:00am – 12:30pm
Edmunds Elementary: 950 15th St, Des Moines
- Dates: June 12 – August 11
- Days: Monday – Friday
- Times: 11:00am – 12:30pm
Findley Elementary: 3025 Oxford, Des Moines
- Dates: June 19 – July 28
- Days: Monday – Friday
- Times: 11:00am – 12:30pm
Greenwood Elementary: 316 37th Street, Des Moines
- Dates: June 12 – June 30
- Days: Monday – Friday
- Times: 11:00am – 12:30pm
Hillis Elementary: 2401 56th St, Des Moines
- Dates: June 12 – August 18
- Days: Monday – Friday
- Times: 11:00am – 12:30pm
Homes of Oakridge: 1236 Oakridge Dr, Des Moines
- Dates: June 12 – August 11
- Days: Monday – Friday
- Times: 11:00am – 12:30pm
Jefferson Elementary: 2425 Watrous Ave, Des Moines
- Dates: June 6 – August 18
- Days: Monday – Friday
- Times: 11:00am – 12:30pm
King Elementary: 1849 Forest Ave, Des Moines
- Dates: June 19 – July 28
- Days: Monday – Thursday
- Times: 11:00am – 12:30pm
Lovejoy Elementary: 801 E Kenyon Ave, Des Moines
- Dates: June 19 – August 3
- Days: Monday – Friday
- Times: 11:00am – 12:30pm
Madison Elementary: 806 Hoffman Ave, Des Moines
- Dates: July 17 – August 4
- Days: Monday – Friday
- Times: 11:00am – 12:30pm
McKinley Elementary: 1610 SE 6th St, Des Moines
- Dates: June 5 – June 16, and July 31 – August 10
- Days: Monday – Thursday
- Times: 11:00am – 12:30pm
Moore Elementary: 3716 50th St, Des Moines
- Dates: June 5 – August 11
- NOTE: No Meals July 3 – July 7
- Days: Monday – Friday
- Times: 11:00am – 12:30pm
Moulton Elementary: 1541 8th St, Des Moines
- Dates: June 19 – July 28
- Days: Monday – Friday
- Times: 11:00am – 12:30pm
Perkins Elementary: 4301 College Ave, Des Moines
- Dates: June 19 – June 30, and July 30 – August 11
- Days: Monday – Thursday
- Times: 11:00am – 12:30pm
Phillips Elementary: 1701 Lay St, Des Moines
- Dates: June 7 – June 29
- Days: Monday – Thursday
- Times: 11:00am – 12:30pm
River Woods Elementary: 2929 SE 22nd St, Des Moines
- Dates: June 5 – August 18
- Days: Monday – Friday
- Times: 11:00am – 12:30pm
South Union Elementary: 4201 South Union St, Des Moines
- Dates: June 13 – June 29, and July 11 – July 27
- Days: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
- Times: 11:00am – 12:30pm
Stowe Elementary: 1411 East 33rd Street, Des Moines
- Dates: June 12 – June 29, and July 10 – July 28
- Days: Monday – Friday
- Times: 11:00am – 12:30pm
Studebaker Elementary: 300 E County Line Road, Des Moines
- Dates: June 5 – August 11
- NOTE: No Meals July 3 -7
- Days: Monday – Friday
- Times: 11:00am – 12:30pm
Walnut Street Elementary: 901 Walnut St, Des Moines
- Dates: June 12 – August 18
- Days: Monday – Friday
- Times: 11:00am – 12:30pm
Willard Elementary: 2941 Dean Ave, Des Moines
- Dates: June 13 – July 13
- Days: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
- Times: 11:00am – 12:30pm
Windsor Elementary: 5912 University Ave, Des Moines
- Dates: June 12 – June 30
- Days: Monday – Friday
- Times: 11:00am – 12:30pm
Hiatt Middle School: 1430 East University, Des Moines
- Dates: June 5 – August 11
- NOTE: No Meals July 3 – July 7
- Days: Monday – Friday
- Times: 11:00am – 12:30pm
McCombs Middle School: 201 County Line Road, Des Moines
- Dates: June 5 – August 11
- NOTE: No Meals July 3 – July 7
- Days: Monday – Friday
- Times: 11:00am – 12:30pm
Meredith Middle School: 4827 Madison Ave, Des Moines
- Dates: June 5 – August 11
- NOTE: No Meals July 3 – 7
- Days: Monday – Friday
- Times: 11:30am – 1:30pm
Deer Ridge Apartments, 6009 Creston Ave, Des Moines
- Dates: June 12 – August 18
- Days: Monday – Friday
- Times: 11:00am – 12:30pm
