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.
Summer Meals and Snacks for Kids and Teens
Free meals and snacks are available Mondays through Fridays during the summer. Participants must eat at the Library.
Select branches have food or snacks available on Saturday(*).
- Avondale:, opens a new window Meal 12:30-1:30 p.m.| Snack 3:30-4 p.m. (May 23-Aug. 19)
- Bond Hill:, opens a new window Meal 12:45-1:45 p.m. | Snack 4-5 p.m. (May 23-Aug. 13)
- Cheviot:, opens a new window Meal Noon-1 p.m. (May 23-Aug. 19)
- College Hill:, opens a new window Meal 1-1:30 p.m. (May 23-Aug.17)
- Corryville: Meal 12:30-1 p.m. (May 23-Aug. 19)
- Covedale:, opens a new window Meal 3-4 p.m. | Snack Noon-1 p.m. (May 23-Aug. 19)
- Deer Park:, opens a new window Meal 12:30-1:30 p.m. (May 22-Aug. 11)
- Elmwood Place, opens a new window: Meal 12:30-1 p.m. (May 23-Aug. 12)
- Forest Park: Meal 4-5 p.m. (May 27-Aug. 17)
- Groesbeck:, opens a new window Meal 12:30-1 p.m. (May 23-Aug.13)
- Madisonville:, opens a new window Meal 2-2:45 p.m. (May 23-Aug. 19)
- Mt. Healthy: Meal 3-3:45 p.m. (May 23-Aug. 19)
- Northside:, opens a new window Meal 3:30-4 p.m. (May 23-Aug. 18)
- Price Hill:, opens a new window Meal 1-2 p.m. Monday-Friday & 3-4 p.m. Saturday | Snack 4-5 p.m. Monday-Friday & 11 a.m.-noon Saturday (May 23-Aug. 19)*
- St. Bernard, opens a new window: Meal 2:15-3 p.m. (May 23-Aug.12)
- Walnut Hills, opens a new window: Meal 3:15-4 p.m. (May 23-Aug. 19)
- West End: Meal 1:15-1:45 p.m. | Snack 4:15-4:45 p.m. (May 23-Aug. 19)
- Westwood: Meal 3-5 p.m. (May 23-Aug. 19)
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 5/27/25