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Free Summer Food Options for Kids in Kitsap County

January 17, 2020


Looking for free meals this summer? Here is a summary of the local food programs for kids, as well as free meal opportunities and food bank resources for families in Kitsap County:

BREMERTON: Summer Food Program

Kids 18 years old and younger

hosted by the Bremerton School District

🍏 Free Breakfast, Lunch, and Snack

📅 Monday-Friday June 19 through August 16 (not on July 4 or 5)

📍 Various locations with specific dates, times, and meals offered.

Find the complete schedule and list of locations HERE.

Includes free lunch at 12pm during "Fun at the Bremerton Playgrounds", Monday-Friday July 8-August 9 at Kiwanis, Manette, and Blueberry Parks (meals for kids 18 years and younger only, and the activity targets ages 6-12, plus 5 and under with a parent). 


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BREMERTON: YMCA Summer Meals Program

Kids 18 years old and younger

hosted by the Bremerton Family YMCA

🍏 Free Lunch and Snack

📅 Monday-Friday August 19-23 (not on July 4)

📍 2261 Homer R. Jones Road,  Bremerton (side of the Y at the Annex)

Lunch: 11:30am-1:30pm Snack: 3-5pm 

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SOUTH KITSAP: Summer Lunch Program

Kids 18 years old and younger
hosted by South Kitsap School District

🍏 Free lunch

📅 Monday-Friday June 24 - August 16 (not on July 4-5) from 11:30 am - 12:30 pm

📍 Location: East Port Orchard Elementary, 2649 Hoover Ave SE

Also on Wednesdays only, July 10 – August 14 at the Downtown Waterfront Gazebo next to the Port Orchard Library, lunch will be served  12:00-12:15 p.m.

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CENTRAL KITSAP: No Locations this Year


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Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe Summer Lunch Program - No Program This Year

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Click here to find the USDA Summer Food Service Program locations near you where children can take part in the Summer Meals Program.


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Click HERE for a schedule of OTHER FREE MEALS in Kitsap County 
(2 pages) including Bremerton, South Kitsap, North Kitsap, 
Central Kitsap, and Bainbridge Island.

Plus, a list of local Food Banks.


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