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FREE summer meals: locations, dates, times

Posted Date: 05/22/26 (05:00 PM)


Save this post if you want to take advantage of FREE summer meals served by Joplin Schools this June through August! We're also partnering again with the Joplin Public Library for a portion of the summer. Free meals served at the following locations and times are available on weekdays to all children 18 and younger and must be eaten on site.

May 27 - July 3
Kelsey Norman Elementary: Breakfast 7:30-8:30am, Lunch 11am-12pm

June 1 - June 30
JHS: Breakfast 8-9am, Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm
East Middle, Soaring Heights, Dover Hill, Irving: Breakfast 7:30-8:30am, Lunch 11am-12pm

July 5 - Aug. 14
Stapleton: Lunch only 11am-12pm

July 6 - Aug. 7
Joplin Public Library: Sack lunch from 11am to 11:30am or while supplies last. Must be eaten on site.

If you have questions, please contact the Nutrition Services Department at 417-625-5315.