YOUR FOOD
Summer Meals 2025
July 1st to August 29th
When school is out for the summer, a point of access to healthy meals for children and youth is off the table. Our summer meals program has been filling the gap for thirty years. With several sites across the city of Schenectady and neighboring towns, the program provides meals to hundreds of children and youth while offering an opportunity to spend time outdoors in the community.
Thank you to our incredible volunteers, partners, and participants for making Summer Meals 2024 a success! This past summer, we distributed nearly 6,500 meals across 11 sites in Schenectady and Rotterdam, serving an average of 150 meals per day.
Join us again this summer as we work to ensure no child goes hungry. Together, we can continue making a lasting impact in our community. Click here to volunteer!
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The Summer Meals program provides free lunch to children and teens ages 18 and under. Following congregate setting guidelines, spaces to eat the meals will be organized at each site.
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The program will run from July 1st to August 29th. (sites will not be open on July 4th)
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To volunteer, please email volunteer@sycamorecollab.org or call 518-374-2683 ext. 120
To support the program financially, please donate.
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There will be four block parties this summer:
Central Park, Tuesday, July 15, from 4 to 6 pm
Steinmetz Park, Tuesday, July 29, from 11 am to 1 pm
Hillhurst Park, Tuesday, August 12, from 4 to 6 pm
Jerry Burrell Park, Tuesday, August 26, from 12 to 2 pm
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CREATE Studios hosts an arts and crafts program that will begin on Thursday, July 10, and will run until August 29, at these sites:
Mondays at Southgate from 12 to 2 pm
Tuesdays at Steinmetz Park from 11 am to 1 pm
Wednesdays at Hillhurst Park from 12 to 2 pm
Thursdays at Central Park from 12 to 4 pm
Fridays at Jerry Burrell Park from 12 to 2 pm
This program is only possible with the support of our partners, including:
