With schools out for summer break, Oakland youth still have several options to receive free meals, including from the city of Oakland, the Oakland Unified School District, and the Oakland Public Library.
The Oaklandside has rounded-up a list of the sites serving meals to children this summer across the city. Pick-up options don’t require any paperwork and are open to all Oakland children, regardless of what school they attend.
Oakland Unified School District
Oakland Unified’s meal delivery and meal pick-up programs will run through July 30.
To qualify for meal delivery, families must have at least one child who attends a district-run school, but all children in the home can receive the meals. The deliveries, which are made once a week, include seven breakfasts, seven lunches, and five suppers per child. And twice a month, the delivery will also include a box of fresh produce. Families can enroll in meal delivery by filling out an online form, which is also available in Spanish, Chinese, and Arabic.
For families who prefer to pick up food, OUSD will continue to distribute meals at Coliseum College Prep Academy (1390 66th Ave.) and La Escuelita (1050 2nd Ave.). On Mondays and Thursdays between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m., families can pick up packages of food for each child in their home. Students attending any school in Oakland, including charter schools, private schools, and homeschools, are eligible for meal pick-up.
Oakland Public Library
Between June 14 and Aug. 6, families can pick up lunches from four library locations twice a week. Children do not have to come with their parents, and families can take home several days of meals at once. All Oakland kids 18 and younger, as well as adults with disabilities who are enrolled in a school program, are eligible.
Eastmont Branch
7200 Bancroft Ave., Suite 211
Tuesdays and Thursdays
11:30 a.m. until meals run out
Elmhurst Branch
1427 88th Ave.
Tuesdays and Thursdays
11:30 a.m. until meals run out
Main Library
125 14th St.
Wednesdays and Fridays
11:30 a.m. until meals run out
Melrose Branch
4805 Foothill Blvd.
Wednesdays and Fridays
11:30 a.m. until meals run out
City of Oakland
These are open to all Oakland kids 18 and younger, and adults with disabilities who are enrolled in a school program. All locations serve food Monday through Friday unless otherwise noted.
Acorn Town Center
923 Adeline St.
June 7 through Aug. 6
Breakfast: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Lunch: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Allendale Recreation Center
3711 Suter St.
June 14 to Aug. 6
Breakfast: 9-10 a.m.
Lunch: 12-1 p.m.
Arroyo Viejo Recreation Center
7701 Krause Ave.
June 14 to Aug. 6
Breakfast: 8:30-9:30 a.m.
Lunch: 12-1 p.m.
Bushrod Recreation Center
560 59th St.
June 14 to Aug. 6
Breakfast: 8:30-9:30 a.m.
Lunch: 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Campbell Village
800 Willow St.
June 7 to Aug. 6
Breakfast: 9-10 a.m.
Lunch: 12-1 p.m.
Carmen Flores Recreation Center
1637 Fruitvale Ave.
June 14 to Aug. 6
Breakfast: 9-10 a.m.
Lunch: 12-1 p.m.
Cathedral Gardens Summer Program
638 21st St.
June 14 to Aug. 6
Breakfast: 9-10 a.m.
Lunch: 12-1 p.m.
City Towers Resident Service Center
1065 8th St.
June 14 to Aug. 6
Breakfast: 10-11 a.m.
Lunch: 12-2 p.m.
DeFremery Recreation Center
1651 Adeline St.
June 14 to Aug. 6
Breakfast: 8:30-9:30 a.m.
Lunch: 12-1 p.m.
Dimond Recreation Center
3860 Hanly Rd.
June 14 to Aug. 6
Breakfast: 9-10 a.m.
Lunch: 12-1 p.m.
EAH Housing
3706 San Pablo Ave.
Wednesdays from June 9 to Aug. 6 (breakfast served through Sept. 30)
Breakfast and lunch: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
East Oakland Youth Development Center
8200 International Blvd.
Monday through Thursday
June 14 to July 29
Breakfast: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Lunch: 12-1 p.m.
Emeryville Recreation Center
4727 San Pablo Avenue, Emeryville
June 21 to Aug. 6
Breakfast: 8:30-9:30 a.m.
Lunch: 12-1 p.m.
FM Smith Recreation Center
1969 Park Blvd.
June 14 to Aug. 6
Breakfast: 8:3-9:30 a.m.
Lunch: 12-1 p.m.
Family Support Services
1188 12th St.
June 7 to Aug. 6
Breakfast: 8:30-9:30 a.m.
Lunch: 2-3 p.m.
Franklin Recreation Center
1010 E. 15th St.
June 14 to Aug. 6
Breakfast: 9-10 a.m.
Lunch: 12-1 p.m.
Golden Gate Recreation Center
1075 62nd St.
June 14 to Aug. 6
Breakfast: 8:30-9 a.m.
Lunch: 12-1 p.m.
Ira Jinkins Recreation Center
9175 Edes Avenue
June 14 to Aug. 6
Breakfast: 8:30-9 a.m.
Lunch: 12-1 p.m.
Lincoln Square Recreation Center
250 10th St.
June 14 to Aug. 6
Breakfast: 9-10 a.m.
Lunch: 12-1 p.m.
Lockwood Garden Summer Program
1327 65th Ave.
June 7 to Aug. 6
Monday through Thursday
Breakfast and lunch: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Manzanita Recreation Center
2701 22nd Ave.
June 14 to Aug. 6
Breakfast: 8:30-9:30 a.m.
Lunch: 12-1 p.m.
Mosswood Recreation Center
3612 Webster St.
June 14 to Aug. 6
Breakfast: 9-10 a.m.
Lunch: 12-1 p.m.
Peralta Hacienda Summer Program
2488 Coolidge Ave.
June 7 to Aug. 6
Breakfast: 9-10 a.m.
Lunch: 12-1 p.m.
Peralta Village
935 Union St.
Wednesdays from June 9 to July 30
Lunch: 12-1 p.m.
Prescott Circus Theatre
920 Campbell St.
June 7 to July 16
Breakfast: 8:30-9:30 a.m.
Lunch: 12-1 p.m.
Rainbow Recreation Center
5800 International Blvd.
June 14 to Aug. 6
Breakfast: 9-10 a.m.
Redwood Heights Recreation Center
3883 Aliso Ave.
June 14 to Aug. 6
Breakfast: 9-10 a.m.
Lunch: 12-1 p.m.
Shoong Family Chinese Cultural Center
316 9th St.
June 7 to July 23
Lunch: 12-1 p.m.
St. Andrews Theological University
2608 West St.
June 7 to July 30
Breakfast: 9-10 a.m.
Lunch: 12-1 p.m.
Studio One
365 45th St.
June 14 to Aug. 6
Breakfast: 9-10 a.m.
Lunch: 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Tassafaronga Recreation Center
975 85th Ave.
June 14 to Aug. 6
Breakfast: 8:30-9:30 a.m.
Lunch: 12-1 p.m.
Willie Keyes Recreation Center
3131 Union St.
June 14 to Aug. 6
Breakfast: 8:30-9:30 a.m.
Lunch: 12-1 p.m.
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