Since 2013, the Indy Parks Meals Program has served over 3 million meals to our community. In 2023, Indy Parks provided 191,396 meals to residents across the city.
Indy Parks Food Pantries
- Riverside Park Food Pantry: Wednesday, 12:45-3pm
- Windsor Village Park Food Pantry: Thursday, 1-3pm
- The Windsor Village Pantry requires proof of Marion County residency.
Drive & Dish Program
The Drive & Dish Program is a partnership between Indy Parks, Gleaners, and the Pacers Foundation to help combat food insecurity in Indianapolis. Learn more about the program and the parks currently offering services.
- The Drive & Dish Program allows residents to register at a park location, order groceries during the weekly ordering window, and pick up their order at the park. Please note that each location has a limited number of registration slots and orders available each week.
- Please note that the Frederick Douglass and Washington Park locations are at capacity and cannot accept new residents at this time.
After School Meal Service
- Open to ALL youth 18 and under, they must be present and eat the meal on-site.
- Available Monday – Friday
- Free, no registration necessary
Indy Parks After School Meal Serving Sites
Rhodius Park – 1720 W. Wilkins St: Tuesday through Friday, 4-5pm
Windsor Village Park – 6510 E 25th St: Monday through Friday, 5-6pm
Mobile Youth Serving Sites: Monday through Thursday
East 38th St Library – 5420 E 38th St: 3-3:20pm (This site is temporarily closed as the Library is under construction until November 16th.)
Brightwood Library – 2434 N Sherman Dr: 3:50-4:10pm
Haughville Library – 2121 W Michigan St: 5-5:20pm
Brookside Park and Krannert Park Food Drives
Brookside Park will also be hosting a Food Drive at the Park Family Center from November 1-19 to provide nonperishable food for local families over the Thanksgiving Holiday break. Residents can drop off nonperishable food donations Monday to Friday from noon to 7:30 pm at the Brookside Park Family Center, 3500 Brookside Parkway S Dr.
The Krannert Park Fall Food Drive is available all November long to benefit Gleaner’s Food Bank. Donations can be made at the Family Center (605 S. High School Rd.) during regular hours.
Second Helpings Programs
- Free meals are at Brookside Park Mondays to Fridays from 4-6 pm while supplies last.
- Christian Park Free Meals are available Monday to Friday at 4pm
- Frederick Douglass Park Free Meals are available Monday to Friday at 3:30pm
- Pride Park Free Meals are available Monday to Friday from 3-7pm and Saturday 11am to 3pm.
- Stanley Strader Park sandwiches are available Monday to Friday from 2-4pm.
- Riverside Park offers sandwiches after school for students on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
- Watkins Park Free Meals Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 11am.
Summer Meal Service
- Summer Meal Service will resume in Summer 2026.
- Open to ALL youth 18 and under, they must be present and eat the meal on-site.
- Available Monday – Friday
- Free, no registration necessary
- This program has concluded for the 2025 year. Check back next spring for updates on the 2026 summer meals program!
Times are subject to change. Please call Indy Parks Customer Service Center for more information at 317-327-PARK.
Non-Discrimination Statement
In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf , from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:
- mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or - fax:
(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or - email:
Program.Intake@usda.gov
This institution is an equal opportunity provider, employer and lender.
