RESOURCE COLLECTION

Apply to serve free meals for young people

Application information for sites interested in distributing free meals through DCYF's summer and afterschool meals programs.

Children, Youth and Their Families

2025-26 DCYF summer and afterschool meals programs

DCYF provides sites throughout San Francisco with free meals to serve to children and youth under age 18.

The application to distribute free meals in the summer of 2026 and for the 2026-2027 school year will open in March 2026.

Summer and afterschool meals

  • The 25-26 Afterschool Meal Program runs from Tuesday, September 2, 2025 to Wednesday, June 3, 2026.
  • The 2025 Summer Meal Program ran from Monday, June 9, 2025 to Friday, August 15, 2025.

Documents

Nutrition program handbook

Partner agencies