Summer vacation is officially here! While we are all looking forward to sunny afternoons at the parks, splash pads, and a break from the hectic school morning rush, keeping up with a house full of hungry kids all summer can definitely keep us on our toes.
To help make sure every child has access to healthy, delicious food while school is out, the Broome-Tioga BOCES Rock on Café and local school districts are hosting their annual Summer Meal Program. These programs provide completely free breakfast and lunch to kids and teens, helping families stretch their grocery budgets during the summer break.
🍉 Quick Facts for Families
- Who is eligible? All meals are completely FREE for kids and teens ages 18 and under. No registration, sign-ups, or proof of income are required.
- Eat on-site: Federal regulations require that all meals must be fully consumed directly on-site. Grab-and-go options are not available at these sites.
- Stay updated: Site locations, dates, and times are subject to change. You can verify schedules and find daily menus throughout the summer at www.rockoncafe.org.
📍 Broome County Summer Meal Sites
Endicott & Endwell
- ABC Childcare & Ann G. McGuiness Learning Center (546 Hooper Rd., Endwell)
July 6 – August 21 (Mon–Fri)
Breakfast: 8:00 AM – 8:30 AM | Lunch: 12:00 PM – 12:45 PM - Highland Park (801 Hooper Rd., Endwell)
July 6 – August 14 (Mon–Fri)
Breakfast: 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM | Lunch: 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM - Jennie F. Snapp Middle School (101 Loder Ave., Endicott)
July 13 – August 6 (Mon–Thu) | Breakfast: 8:00 AM – 8:30 AM | Lunch: 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Sept 1 – Sept 3 (Tue–Thu) | Breakfast Only: 7:30 AM – 8:00 AM - Southern Tier Community Center (1 Clubhouse Rd., Endicott)
July 6 – August 21 (Mon–Fri)
Breakfast: 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM | Lunch: 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM (Lunch served Mon, Wed, Thu only) - St. Anthony's Learning Center (906 Jenkins St., Endicott)
July 6 – August 21 (Mon–Fri)
Breakfast: 8:30 AM – 10:15 AM | Lunch: 11:15 AM – 1:00 PM - Charles F. Johnson Elementary School (715 Paden St., Endicott)
Sept 1 – Sept 3 (Tue–Thu) | Breakfast Only: 8:30 AM – 8:45 AM - George F. Johnson Elementary School (999 Taft Ave., Endicott)
Sept 1 – Sept 3 (Tue–Thu) | Breakfast Only: 8:45 AM – 9:00 AM - Thomas J. Watson Elementary School (263 Ridgefield Rd., Endicott)
Sept 1 – Sept 3 (Tue–Thu) | Breakfast Only: 9:00 AM – 9:15 AM
Johnson City
- Johnson City Elementary/Middle School (601 Columbia Dr.)
July 13 – August 27 (Mon–Thu)
Breakfast: 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Lunch: 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM - West Branch YMCA (740 Main St.)
July 6 – August 21 (Mon–Fri)
Breakfast: 8:30 AM – 9:15 AM | Lunch: 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Chenango Forks & Chenango Valley
- Chenango Forks Elementary School (6 Patch Rd.)
July 13 – July 23 (Mon–Thu)
Breakfast: 8:00 AM – 8:20 AM | Lunch: 10:40 AM – 11:00 AM - Chenango Valley High School (221 Chenango Bridge Rd.)
July 27 – August 13 (Mon–Thu)
Breakfast: 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM | Lunch: 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM - Port Dickinson Elementary School (770 Chenango St.)
July 6 – July 30 (Mon–Thu)
Breakfast: 8:30 AM – 8:50 AM | Lunch: 10:45 AM – 11:15 AM
Maine Area
- Maine Memorial Elementary School (2693 Main St., Maine)
July 6 – August 14 (Mon–Fri)
Breakfast: 7:45 AM – 8:15 AM | Lunch: 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM - Maine Town Park (2697 NY-26, Maine)
July 6 – August 7 (Mon–Fri)
Breakfast: 8:45 AM – 9:30 AM | Lunch: 12:00 PM – 12:45 PM - Linnaeus W. West School (1201 Union Center / Maine Highway)
July 20 – August 13 (Mon–Thu) & August 18–19 (Tue–Wed)
Breakfast: 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM | Lunch: 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM
September 2 (Wed) | Breakfast Only: 8:30 AM – 8:45 AM - Elementary School (1301 Union Center / Maine Highway)
Sept 1 – Sept 3 (Tue–Thu) | Breakfast Only: 7:45 AM – 8:00 AM
Windsor & Deposit
- Palmer Elementary / Middle School (213 Main St., Windsor)
July 6 – July 30 (Mon–Thu)
Breakfast: 8:45 AM – 9:30 AM | Lunch: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM - Windsor High School (1191 NY Route 79)
July 6 – August 13 (Mon–Thu)
Breakfast: 7:45 AM – 8:30 AM | Lunch: 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM - Deposit High School (171 Second St., Deposit)
July 6 – July 30 (Mon–Thu)
Breakfast: 8:00 AM – 8:30 AM | Lunch: 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Conklin (Susquehanna Valley)
- Richard T. Stank Middle School (1040 Conklin Rd.)
July 6 – July 23 (Mon–Thu)
Breakfast: 8:00 AM – 8:15 AM | Lunch: 11:00 AM – 11:15 AM - Susquehanna Valley High School (1040 Conklin Rd.)
July 6 – July 30 (Mon–Thu)
Breakfast: 8:50 AM – 9:20 AM | Lunch: 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM
Vestal & Harpursville
- Vestal Hills Elementary School (709 Country Club Rd., Vestal)
July 6 – August 14 (Mon–Fri)
Breakfast: 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM | Lunch: 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM - W.A. Olmstead Elementary School (54 Main St., Harpursville)
July 6 – July 30 (Mon–Thu)
Breakfast: 7:45 AM – 9:00 AM | Lunch: 10:45 AM – 12:45 PM
Whitney Point
- Whitney Point Day Care (2496 W. Main St.)
July 6 – August 14 (Mon–Fri)
Breakfast: 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM | Lunch: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM - Whitney Point Elementary School (24 Keibel Rd.)
July 6 – July 30 (Mon–Thu)
Breakfast: 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM | Lunch: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM - Whitney Point High School (10 Keibel Rd.)
July 20 – August 13 (Mon–Thu)
Breakfast: 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM | Lunch: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
📍 Tioga County Summer Meal Sites
Owego & Apalachin
- Owego Elementary School (2 Sheldon Guile Blvd., Owego)
July 13 – August 14 (Mon–Fri)
Breakfast: 8:20 AM – 9:00 AM | Lunch: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM - Owego Free Academy (1 Sheldon Guile Blvd., Owego)
July 6 – August 14 (Mon–Fri)
Breakfast: 8:20 AM – 9:20 AM | Lunch: 11:20 AM – 12:20 PM - Franziska Racker (1277 Taylor Rd., Owego)
July 6 – August 14 (Mon–Fri)
Breakfast: 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM | Lunch: 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM - West Learning Center (471 Pennsylvania Ave., Apalachin)
July 6 – August 14 (Mon–Fri)
Breakfast: 8:30 AM – 9:15 AM | Lunch: 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM
Berkshire, Newark Valley & Richford
- Berkshire Free Library (12519 State Route 38, Berkshire)
July 6 – August 12 (Mon, Wed, Fri)
Lunch Only: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM - Newark Valley Middle School (88 Whig St., Newark Valley)
July 6 – July 30 (Mon–Thu)
Breakfast: 8:00 AM – 8:30 AM | Lunch: 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM - Richford Community Hall (7 Bowery Lane, Richford)
July 6 – July 31 (Mon, Wed, Fri)
Lunch Only: 11:45 AM – 1:00 PM
Tioga Center
- Tioga Central High School (27 Fifth Ave.)
July 6 – July 31 (Mon–Fri) | Breakfast: 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM | Lunch: 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
August 24 – Sept 4 (Mon–Fri) | Lunch Only: 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
📍 City of Binghamton Summer Meal Sites
- B.C. Center at SUNY Broome (901 Front St.)
July 6 – August 7 (Mon–Fri)
Lunch Only: 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM - Benjamin Franklin Elementary School (262 Conklin Ave.)
July 13 – August 6 (Mon–Thu)
Breakfast: 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM | Lunch: 11:50 AM – 12:30 PM - BOCES Area Center (435 Glenwood Rd.)
July 6 – August 14 (Mon–Fri)
Breakfast: 7:45 AM – 9:30 AM | Lunch: 10:45 AM – 1:00 PM - Boys & Girls Club of Binghamton (90 Clinton St.)
July 6 – August 21 (Mon–Fri)
Breakfast: 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Lunch: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM - Calvin Coolidge Elementary School (261 Robinson St.)
July 6 – August 7 (Mon–Thu) | Breakfast: 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM | Lunch: 11:15 AM – 12:30 PM
July 6 – August 7 (Fri) | Lunch Only: 11:15 AM – 12:00 PM
August 10 – August 14 (Mon–Fri) | Breakfast: 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM | Lunch: 11:15 AM – 12:00 PM - Carlisle Community Center (150 Moeller St.)
July 6 – August 21 (Mon–Fri)
Breakfast: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Lunch: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM - East Middle School (167 E. Frederick St.)
July 27 – August 13 (Mon–Thu)
Breakfast: 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM | Lunch: 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM - Lee Barta Community Center (108 Liberty St.)
July 7 – August 20 (Tue & Thu)
Lunch Only: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM - MacArthur Elementary School (1123 Vestal Ave.)
July 6 – August 14 (Mon–Fri)
Breakfast: 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM | Lunch: 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM - PAL Camp (536 Stratmill Rd.)
July 6 – August 7 (Mon–Fri)
Breakfast: 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM | Lunch: 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM - Phelps Park (600 State St.)
July 6 – July 31 (Mon–Fri)
Breakfast: 9:00 AM – 9:25 AM | Lunch: 12:30 PM – 12:55 PM - Saratoga Community Center (60 Saratoga Ave.)
July 6 – August 21 (Mon–Fri)
Breakfast: 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Lunch: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM - St. Mary's Rec Center (152 Hawley St.)
July 6 – August 7 (Mon–Fri)
Breakfast: 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM | Lunch: 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM - Thomas Jefferson Elementary School (151 Helen St.)
July 6 – August 13 (Mon–Thu)
Breakfast: 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM | Lunch: 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM - West Middle School (West Middle Ave.)
July 13 – August 6 (Mon–Thu)
Breakfast: 8:00 AM – 8:30 AM | Lunch: 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM
🧺 Check Out These Additional Summer Food Resources!
Beyond the daily meal sites, New York State has excellent programs active this season to make sure no local family struggles to keep the pantry stocked while school is out:
- Summer EBT Food Benefits: This program helps families with school-age kids buy groceries over the summer break. Most eligible children automatically receive $120 in food benefits right on an EBT card, though some families may need to apply. You can verify your child's status or learn more at www.otda.ny.gov/programs/summer-ebt.
- SNAP Outreach Assistance: SNAP provides monthly benefits to use at grocery stores and local farmers markets. To find out if you are eligible in less than 5 minutes, visit SNAPHelpNY.org or text SNAPNY to 844-366-3435 for free, confidential guidance through Hunger Solutions New York. You can also apply online directly via mybenefits.ny.gov.
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