🌟Free Meals For DC Youth During Winter Break at DPR Recreation Centers [SP]

Mayor Muriel Bowser and DC Department of Parks and Recreation are offering free meals to DC youth during winter break from noon to 1:00 PM, daily from December 27 - 30, 2021.

There is no application or ID required at ten recreation centers in Ward 7 and 8; youth 18 and under can just stop by and have a meal on DPR!

Meals are provided through DPR's Afterschool Meals Program in coordination with the Office of the State Superintendent of Education as part of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Child and Adult Care Food Program.

Participating Sites in Wards 7 and 8:

  • Barry Farm Recreation Center, 1230 Sumner Road SE

  • Benning Stoddert Recreation Center100 Stoddert Place SE

  • Deanwood Recreation Center, 1350 49th Street NE

  • Ferebee-Hope Recreation Center, 3999 8th Street SE

  • Fort Davis Recreation Center, 1400 41st Street SE

  • Fort Stanton Recreation Center, 1812 Erie Street SE

  • Hillcrest Recreation Center, 3100 Denver Street SE

  • Marvin Gaye Recreation Center, 15 61st Street NE

  • Southeast Tennis and Learning Center, 701 Mississippi Avenue SE

  • Woody Ward Recreation Center, 5100 Southern Avenue SE

It's not just for winter break, afterschool meals will be available afternoons when DC Public Schools are back in session.

Check the DPR Afterschool Meals website for a list of all the locations. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.