As part of our commitment to provide discovery without barriers, CHPL partners with UMC Food Ministry, opens a new window to bring meals and snacks to select Library locations.
Afterschool Meals for Kids and Teens
Free meals are available Mondays through Fridays after school for kids and teens at select Library locations. Participants must eat their meals at the Library.
- Avondale: 3:30-4:30 p.m.
- Bond Hill: 4-5 p.m.
- College Hill: 5-5:30 p.m. (Snacks served 2:15-3 p.m.)
- Covedale: 3-4 p.m.
- Delhi Township, opens a new window: 3-4 p.m.
- Downtown Main Library: 3:30-4:30 p.m.
- Elmwood Place: 3:30-4 p.m.
- Groesbeck: 3:15-3:45 p.m.
- Madisonville: 3:30-4:30 p.m.
- Mt. Healthy: 3-3:45 p.m. (Starting January 8, 2025)
- Northside: 3:30-4 p.m.
- Price Hill: 4-5 p.m. weekdays and 3-4 p.m. Saturdays (Snacks served 7-8 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays and 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Saturdays)
- Reading: 3:30-4 p.m.
- St. Bernard: 2:45-3:45 p.m.
- Walnut Hills: 3:15-4 p.m.
- West End: 4:15-4:45 p.m.
- Westwood: 3-3:30 p.m.
Meal service locations and serving times are subject to change.
Who is Eligible for Meals
All children ages 1 through 18 are eligible to receive free meals. Individuals ages 19 through 21 who have been identified as having mental or physical disabilities and are following Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) through their current enrollment in educational programs also are eligible for free meals. There are no other eligibility requirements.
About the Meals Service
According to Feeding America, over 42,000 children in Hamilton County live in a food insecure household. That means one in six children are unsure of where their next meal is coming from. Children facing hunger are more likely to struggle with school and exhibit behavioral problems.
The UMC meal service is made possible through federal funding, as part of the USDA's Child Nutrition Programs, opens a new window.
Last updated 12/18/24
