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DCYF nutrition program

Free meals for young people

The Department of Children, Youth and Their Families' (DCYF) nutrition program serves free afterschool and summer meals to anyone age 18 and younger, regardless of income.

Asian woman in plaid shirt standing behind a table providing healthy snacks to a family

Summer meal program

Find a summer meal program site. These sites serve free summer meals from June 9, 2025 to August 15, 2025.

Visit the Summer Meal Program page.

Afterschool meal program

Find an afterschool meal program site. These sites serve free afterschool meals for the 2025 to 2026 school year.

Visit the Afterschool Meal Program page.

California Meals for Kids app

The mobile application has information on nearby free afterschool and summer meals, and meal service times, dates, and locations.

Download the app.

Nondiscrimination statement

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:

  1. Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture,
    Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
    1400 Independence Avenue, SW
    Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
  2. Fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
  3. Email: Program.Intake@usda.gov

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

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Email

Nutrition Program

nutrition@dcyf.org