DC Youth Meals Program site hosted at King Greenleaf Recreation Center, a DC Department of Parks and Recreation facility in the Ward 6 Southwest Waterfront community. Operated through the USDA Summer Food Service Program administered by OSSE, the site provides free nutritious meals to youth during the summer to help fill the hunger gap when school is not in session. Meals are served on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last.

Other Services Offered:

• Energy Assistance-can provide up to $500.00 to Pepco and Washington Gas bills as well. Clients will need to have a disconnection notice or be currently disconnected before we schedule an appointment.
• Rental Assistance-can only provide up to two months of rental assistance. Call 202-678-9771 for more details regarding the program or 202-332-5000.
• Anyone experiencing homelessness or in need of furniture vouchers can reach out to Ms. Tanya Thomas at 202-984-7346. Ms. Thomas also helps with securing ID's as well.

A free summer food service site at Arthur Capper Community Center, operated by the DC Department of Parks and Recreation. Provides no-cost meals and snacks to children and youth 18 and younger through the federal Summer Food Service Program (DC Youth Meals Program). No ID, application, or registration is required. The center also houses a gymnasium, fitness center, tech lab, classrooms, arts and crafts room, game room, senior room, children's pool, and playground as part of its regular recreation programming.

Free nutritious ready-to-eat meals and snacks served to children and youth through the federally funded DC Summer Meals Program. The Little Lights Center site is operated by Little Lights, a faith-based nonprofit serving under-resourced children, youth, and families in Washington DC since 1995 through year-round youth development, academic support, mentoring, family services, and economic empowerment programming in the Capitol Hill area.

Provides free meals and snacks to children and teens ages 18 and younger through the DC Youth Meals Program, a federally funded Summer Food Service Program. The site operates out of the Barry Farm Recreation Center, a DC Department of Parks and Recreation facility in southeast Washington that welcomes neighborhood youth. No application, identification, or proof of income is needed to receive a meal. The recreation center also offers a gymnasium, indoor pool, fitness room, computer lab, teen room, and outdoor fields and courts.

Wanda Edwards (202) 678-8934 6/22/2026 10:00:00 AM 8/21/2026 10:00:00 AM

Little Lights Urban Ministries, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit serving Washington, DC since 1995, hosts a USDA summer food service site at the Hopkins Center through a partnership with the Capital Area Food Bank, providing free healthy meals and snacks to local youth. The center is part of Little Lights' broader network of community programs that offer year-round after-school tutoring, mentoring, academic enrichment, and family support for children, youth, and families in under-resourced neighborhoods east of the river.

• The food pantry is closed on the first two Mondays of April 2023.
• It is closed on all Federal holidays plus Easter Monday, the Friday after Thanksgiving, and December 26th-31st.

Elijah	Fagan	(202) 698-2250	6/21/2026 10:00:00 AM	8/14/2026 10:00:00 AM