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Summer 2026:

Serves families in need by bringing free, nutritious dinnertime meals directly to conveniently located public places and serving them food-truck style. Runs each weeknight (except for holidays) during the summertime.

Serving times and locations for 2026 (Jun 1-Jul 31):

- Miller Park (by the splahspad area): 2707 Redick Avenue, serving from 6 pm-6:30 pm.

- Benson Park (by the basketball court): 5333 North 72nd Street, serving from 6:45 pm-7:15 pm.

- Hitchcock Park (by the swimming pool): 4220 Q Street, serving from 6 pm-6:45 pm.

- Community Bible Church (parking lot): 3616 South 132nd Street, serving from 6 pm-6:45 pm.

Meals for the hungry: two meals available Monday through Friday (breakfast and lunch), one on Saturday (lunch), and one on Sunday (evening).

Provides nutrition education to individuals ages 60 and older. Services may also include 8-10 pounds of free fruits and vegetables once a month to qualifying low-income senior citizens.

**The 2026 summer lunch program will be active from Jun 8-Aug 21**

Provides a free sack lunch to low-income families. Lunches are delivered to serving sites Mon-Fri between 11:45 am-12:30 pm.

Serving locations include:

- Marion Village Mobile Home Park, 700 35th Street, Marion.

- Chapel Ridge Apartment, 1 Chapel Ridge Circle, Marion.

- Eagle Ridge Mobile Home Park, 1285 Red Fox Way, Marion.

- Valley View Apartments, 635 Ashton Place NE, Cedar Rapids.

- Squaw Creek Mobile Home Park, 6201 Hennessey Parkway, Marion.

- Novak Elementary, 401 29th Street, Marion.

- Wilkins Elementary, 2127 27th Street, Marion.

- Lindale Manor Mobile Home Park, 400 Lindale Drive, Marion.

- Marion Community Center.

- Boys and Girls Club of Marion.

Offers free meals for individuals in need. 

Provides a daytime hospitality center for those in need. Anyone needing access to a shower, laundry facilities, a hot meal, or clothing can come into the Romero House to get assistance.

Offers a full evening meal that runs from September through May. 

Provides a safe place for at-risk and homeless youth (ages 16-24) in the Polk County area to connect with services. Services include street outreach, drop-in services, daily meals, emergency beds, an art studio, a computer lab, and mental health counseling options. 

The center also offers connections to additional YSS supportive housing programs, such as Lighthouses, Transitional Living Program, and Rapid Re-housing. Supportive services may include educational opportunities, life skills training, financial planning, and counseling to help youth and young adults, including single mothers and their infants, achieve self-sufficiency and progress toward their goals.

Provides USDA Summer Meals for children across the state.

Offers a community meal that is furnished by area restaurants, local churches, organizations and businesses. 

Meal program provides breakfast, lunch, and dinner to individuals on campus, as well as to-go meals to any hungry person in the Omaha community, by request.

Provides a free meal every Saturday from 4 pm-5 pm.

Volunteers provide a weekly meal to those in need; meals are sponsored by area Christian churches and Individual groups. Carry out meals and indoor dining offered. Use Lincoln Street entrance to the church, doors open at 5 pm. Wheelchair accessible.

Provides community breakfast and lunch Monday through Friday. Offers a Saturday breakfast and sack lunch at various locations throughout the community. 

Offers a free meals to anyone who comes. There is a clothing rack (not a clothing closet) and a table with a few non-perishable items for free.