Free meals for children this summer

Through the summer meals program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, children can receive free breakfasts and lunches at sites throughout Chesterfield County.

  • On a first come, first served basis, free breakfast and lunch will be available to all children ages 1-18.
  • Meals must be eaten on site.
  • Texting “food” or “comida” to 304-304 provides information about nearby meal sites.
  • If you have questions, call Chesterfield Food and Nutrition Services at 804-743-3717.


These sites will offer free meals Mondays through Thursdays June 26-July 20 (closed on July 4) unless other days/dates are specified here:

  • Bellwood Elementary (June 5-15): breakfast 8:45-9:15 a.m.; lunch 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
  • Beulah Elementary: breakfast 7:10-7:45 a.m.; lunch 10-11 a.m.
  • Crestwood Elementary: breakfast 9-9:25 a.m.; lunch 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
  • Davis Elementary: breakfast 7:10-7:45 a.m.; lunch 10-11 a.m.
  • Ecoff Elementary: breakfast 7:10-7:45 a.m.; lunch 10-11 a.m.
  • Enon Elementary: breakfast 7:10-7:45 a.m.; lunch 10-11 a.m.
  • Falling Creek Elementary (June 5-15): breakfast 9-9:30 a.m.; lunch 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
  • Gates Elementary: breakfast 7:10-7:45 a.m.; lunch 10-11 a.m.
  • Harrowgate Elementary: breakfast 7:10-7:45 a.m.; lunch 10:25-11:25 a.m.
  • Jacobs Road Elementary: breakfast 9:15-9:45 a.m.; lunch 11:15 a.m.-noon
  • Matoaca Elementary: breakfast 7:25-8 a.m.; lunch 10-11:10 a.m.
  • Reams Road Elementary: breakfast 7:10-7:45 a.m.; lunch 11-11:30 a.m.
  • Elizabeth Scott Elementary: breakfast 7:10-7:40 a.m.; lunch 10:25-11 a.m.
  • Carver Middle: breakfast 8:45-9:15 a.m.; lunch 10:20 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
  • Bird High (July 10-20): breakfast 9:50-10:05 a.m.; lunch noon-12:30 p.m.
  • Meadowbrook High: breakfast 9-9:25 a.m.; lunch 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
  • CTC@Hull (June 12-15): breakfast 7:50-8:20 a.m.; lunch 11:15-11:45 a.m.
  • CTC@Hull (June 26-July 20): lunch 11:30 a.m.-noon
  • CTC@Courthouse (June 5-8): breakfast 7:50-8:20 a.m.; lunch 11:15-11:45 a.m.
  • Archangel Michael and St. Anthony Church (Mondays and Wednesdays July 3-Aug. 2): breakfast 9:30-10 a.m.; lunch noon-1 p.m.
  • Chesterfield Farmers Market (Wednesdays June 28-Aug. 9): lunch 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

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