# Free summer meals available for Fayette County children **Published:** 2026-06-01T15:54:00.000Z **Source:** [Fayette County Public Schools](https://www.fcps.net/post-details/~board/fayette-county-public-schools-news/post/free-meals-available-for-summer-2026) **AI-generated:** yes (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001) **Canonical:** https://feeds.lexingtonky.news/article/free-summer-meals-available-for-fayette-county-children LEXINGTON, Ky. — [Fayette County Public Schools is offering free breakfast and lunch to children 18 and younger throughout the summer through the USDA's SUN Meals program](https://www.fcps.net/post-details/~board/fayette-county-public-schools-news/post/free-meals-available-for-summer-2026), with no registration, paperwork or sign-up required. [The program, formally known as the Summer Food Service Program, helps ensure children continue to receive nutritious meals when school is out](https://www.fns.usda.gov/sfsp/sitefinder). [Multiple organizations including Fayette County Public Schools, God's Pantry Food Bank and FoodChain are providing meals at 16 different locations across Lexington, including community centers, parks and daycares](https://www.wkyt.com/2026/05/27/foodchain-serves-free-summer-meals-fayette-county-children/). FCPS will serve lunches weekdays from June 8 through July 24 at four library branches: Tates Creek Library, Northside Library, Marksbury Family Library and Eastside Library. Meals must be eaten on-site. The district will be closed June 19 in observance of Juneteenth and July 3 for Independence Day. Families can use [the USDA's Summer Meals Site Finder](https://www.fns.usda.gov/sfsp/sitefinder) to locate nearby meal sites and hours. Alternatively, families can text "Food" or "SFSP" to 914-342-7744 or call 866-348-6479 for English or 877-842-6273 for Spanish to find participating locations. [FoodChain, which operates several local sites, focuses on providing hot meals, sandwiches and wraps that include at least one fruit from a Kentucky farmer per week](https://www.wkyt.com/2026/05/27/foodchain-serves-free-summer-meals-fayette-county-children/). For questions about FCPS meal sites, families can call the district's Child Nutrition staff at 859-422-2156. The program also complements [Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer funds, which provide $120 per child for eligible households to purchase groceries](https://www.fcps.net/post-details/~board/fayette-county-public-schools-news/post/2026-summer-ebt-funds-help-with-groceries). ## Sources - [Fayette County Public Schools](https://www.fcps.net/post-details/~board/fayette-county-public-schools-news/post/free-meals-available-for-summer-2026) - [USDA Summer Meals Site Finder](https://www.fns.usda.gov/sfsp/sitefinder) - [USDA Summer Food Service Program overview](https://www.fns.usda.gov/sfsp/summer-food-service-program) - [FoodChain serves free summer meals to Fayette County children - WKYT](https://www.wkyt.com/2026/05/27/foodchain-serves-free-summer-meals-fayette-county-children/) --- This article was generated by AI (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001) based on source material from Fayette County Public Schools, enriched with 2 web searches. The original source is available at https://www.fcps.net/post-details/~board/fayette-county-public-schools-news/post/free-meals-available-for-summer-2026.