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Free Meals Programs

Since 2013, almost 3 million meals have been served to nearby communities. In 2023, Indy Parks provided 191,396 meals to residents across the city.

Summer 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
  • The program runs through July 26. After that the After School Meals Program will begin with new times. Meals will not be served on the July 4th holiday.

Indy Parks Meal Serving Sites: Monday-Friday

  • Broad Ripple Park – 1610 Broad Ripple Ave., 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM
  • Christian Park – 4200 E. English Ave., 12:00 – 1:00 PM
  • Ellenberger Park – 5301 E. Saint Clair St., 12:00 – 12:30 PM
  • Frederick Douglass Park – 1616 E 25th St., 7:35 -8:30 AM & 12:00 – 12:45 PM
  • Garfield Park – 2345 Pagoda Dr., 11:30 – 1:00 PM
  • Krannert Park – 605 S High School Rd., 12:00 – 1:00 PM
  • Municipal Gardens – 1831 Lafayette Rd., 3:30 – 5:30 PM (Mon-Thurs) and 4:00 – 6:00 PM (Fridays)
  • Pride Park – 1129 Vandeman St., 3:30 – 5:30 PM
  • Riverside Park – 2420 E. Riverside Dr., 12:00 – 2:00 PM
  • Watkins Park – 2360 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. St., 4:00 – 5:00 PM
  • Windsor Village Park – 6510 E. 25th St., 12:00 – 1:00 PM

Mobile Meal Sites: Monday-Friday

MOBILE UNIT 1

  • 11:00 – 11:30 AM – East 38th St. Library, 5420 E. 38th St.
  • 12:00 – 12:30 PM – Beechwood Gardens Apts., 2915 N Graham Ave.
  • 2:30 – 3:00 – Wes Montgomery Park, 3400 N. Hawthorne Ln.
  • 3:30 – 4:00 – Grassy Creek Regional Park, 10510 E. 30th St.
  • 4:30 – 5:00 PM – Jake Greene Park, 1700 N. Franklin Rd.

MOBILE UNIT 2

  • 11:00 – 11:30 AM – Laurelwood Apts., 3340 Teakwood Dr.
  • 12:00 – 12:30 PM – Commons Park, 2204 E. New York St.
  • 12:45 – 1:30 PM – East Washington Library, 2822 E. Washington St.
  • 2:30 – 3:00 – Brookside Park Pool, 3510 Brookside Pkwy. S. Dr.
  • 3:30 – 4:00 PM – Stanley Strader Park, 2850 Bethel Ave.

MOBILE UNIT 3

  • 11:00 – 11:30 AM – Rev. Charles R. Williams Park, 3242 Sutherland Ave.
  • 12:00 – 12:30 PM – Blackburn Terrace Apts., 3091 Baltimore Ave.
  • 1:00 – 1:30 PM – Brightwood Library, 2434 N. Sherman Dr.
  • 2:30 – 3:00 PM- Arsenal Park, 1400 E 46th St.
  • 3:15 – 4:00 PM – Tarkington Park, 45 W 40th St.
  • 4:30 – 5:00 PM – Bertha Ross Park, 3700 Clifton St.

MOBILE UNIT 4

  • 11:00 – 11:30 AM – Woodhaven Park Apts., 6363 Commons Dr.
  • 12:00 – 12:30 PM – Eagle Branch Library, 3905 Moller Rd.
  • 1:00 – 1:30 PM – Frank & Judy O’Bannon Soccer Park, 1001 E. 16th St.
  • 2:30 – 3:00 – Gustafson Park Pool, 3110 Moller Rd.
  • 3:15 – 3:45 PM – Bowman Park, 3600 Auburn Rd.
  • 4:00 – 4:30 PM – Centennial & Groff Park, 2300 N. Centennial St.
  • 5:00 – 5:30 PM – Haughville Park, 520 Belleview Pl.

MOBILE UNIT 5

  • 1:00 – 1:30 PM – Andrew Ramsey Park – 310 W. 46th St.
  • 2:00 – 3:00 PM – Northwestway Park, 5253 W. 62nd St.

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:

  1. mail:
    U.S. Department of Agriculture
    Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
    1400 Independence Avenue, SW
    Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
  2. fax:
    (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
  3. email:
    Program.Intake@usda.gov

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

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