Parents: These Waterloo Locations Are Serving Free Meals to Kids

Kids everywhere in the Cedar Valley are celebrating the end of school.

While it's always a lot more fun to sleep in, ditch the textbooks, and have fun outside, for many kids and their parents, sometimes summer is challenging because they don't know where their next meal will come from.

Waterloo Community Schools are making sure kids stay full, nourished, and supported, with no questions asked.

Kids in Waterloo Can Eat Free This Summer

Starting this month (June), free meals will be available to all children ages 1 to 18 across several sites in the Waterloo area.

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There is no need for any registration, no paperwork, no questions asked, and no cost. Just show up, eat, and enjoy.

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Waterloo Meal Sites, Dates & Times:

You do not have to attend school or live in the city of Waterloo to eat. Here’s where and when families can find free meals this summer:

Becker Elementary (June 16 – August 8)

• Lunch: 12:00–12:30 PM

Lowell Elementary (June 11 – August 8)

• Breakfast: 8:15–8:45 AM

• Lunch: 12:00–12:30 PM

Boys & Girls Club – Lime St. Location (June 16 – August 8)

• Breakfast: 9:00–10:00 AM

• Lunch: 12:00–12:25 PM

Boys & Girls Club – Elk Run (June 16 – August 8)

• Breakfast: 9:00–9:30 AM

• Lunch: 10:45–11:00 AM

Teen Center – 815 E 4th St. (June 16 – August 8)

• Lunch: 12:30–12:45 PM

• Snack: 2:30–2:45 PM

East High School (June 9 – August 8)

• Snack: 10:00–10:15 AM

• Lunch: 12:00–12:30 PM
  Note: Use the door next to the dock area — signs will be posted.

Highland Elementary (June 16 – August 1)

• Lunch: 11:30 AM–12:00 PM

No meals will be served on June 19 to honor Juneteenth.

Additional Information

All meals must be consumed on-site and are offered on a first-come, first-served basis.

Whether you're grabbing lunch between summer activities or just need a healthy bite, the program is open to all, no matter your background, identity, or income level.

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For questions, please contact the Waterloo Schools Nutrition Department at (319) 433-2036.