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Boston Eats
We are addressing the food gap and COVID-19 food insecurity by providing no-cost meals. Meals are available to Boston youth ages 18 and under.
Patriots Day update: BCYF Centers will be closed on Monday, April 19. All other meal sites will operate per normal hours on Monday.
Boston Eats provides nutritious breakfast and lunch at no cost to youth 18 and under. We aim to make meals accessible to City kids and youth during COVID-19 through 2021. No ID or registration required. The program delivers critical support to children that rely on school meals.
Organizations interested in becoming a meal site should complete our online form. If you have questions or want to learn more about the program, call 617-635-3717 or email food@boston.gov.
Find sites with your phone
To find meal locations by phone, you can call 1-800-645-8333. You can also text "Food" or "Comida" to 877-877.
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Be sure to use the hashtag #BostonEats and #BOSFoodAccess
Map of Boston Eats meal sites
Youth meal sites will start service across the City of Boston on Monday, September 21.
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Full list of 2020 meal sites
Full list of sites| Organization name | Address | Hours and Days of the week | Types of Meals |
|---|---|---|---|
| BCYF Curtis Hall Community Center | 20 South Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 |
Monday through Friday: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. |
Supper/Breakfast |
| BCYF Gallivan | 61 Woodruff Way, Mattapan, MA 02126 | Monday through Friday: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Supper/Breakfast |
| BCYF Hennigan Community Center | 200 Heath St, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 | Monday through Friday: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Breakfast/Lunch |
| BCYF Martin Pino | 86 Boardman Street, East Boston, MA 02128 | Monday through Friday: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Breakfast/Lunch |
| BCYF Menino | 125 Brookway Road, Roslindale, MA 02131 | Monday through Friday: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Breakfast/Lunch |
| BCYF Nazzaro | 30 North Bennet Street, Boston, MA 02113 | Monday through Friday: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Breakfast/Lunch |
| BCYF Paris St. | 112 Paris Street, East Boston, MA 02128 | Monday through Friday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. | Breakfast/Lunch |
| BCYF Tobin | 1481 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02120 | Monday through Friday: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Breakfast/Lunch |
| BCYF Vine Street | 339 Dudley Street, Roxbury, MA 02118 | Monday through Friday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. | Breakfast/Lunch |
| BHA Alice Taylor | 260 Ruggles Street, Roxbury, MA 02120 | Monday through Friday: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Breakfast/Lunch |
| BHA Commonwealth Development | 2-4 Fidelis Way, Brighton, MA 02135 | Monday through Friday: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Breakfast/Lunch |
| BHA Fairmount | 43 Bow Street, Hyde Park, MA 02136 | Mondays and Wednesdays: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Breakfast/Lunch |
| BHA Faneuil | 270 N. Beacon St, Brighton MA 02135 | Mondays and Fridays: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Breakfast/Lunch |
| BHA Franklin Field Elderly Center | 100 Ames Street, Dorchester, MA 02124 | Mondays and Wednesdays, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Breakfast/Lunch |
| BHA Mary Ellen McCormack | 7 Sterling Square, Boston, MA 02127 | Monday through Friday: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Breakfast/Lunch |
| BHA Orient Heights | 38 Vallar Road, East Boston, MA 02128 | Monday through Friday: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Breakfast/Lunch |
| BHA Tree of Life | 297 Centre Street #2, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 | Monday through Friday: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Breakfast/Lunch |
| Boston Arts Academy/Comm Acad of Science & Health | 11 Charles Street, Dorchester, MA 02122 | Mondays and Thursdays: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. | Breakfast/Lunch |
| Boston Chinese Evangelical Church | 120 Shawmut Ave., Boston, MA 02118 |
Wednesdays, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. |
Breakfast/Lunch |
| Boston Community Leadership Academy | 655 Metropolitan Avenue, Hyde Park, MA 02136 | Mondays and Thursdays: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. | Breakfast/Lunch |
| Boston Latin Academy | 205 Townsend St., Dorchester, MA 02121 | Mondays and Thursdays: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. | Breakfast/Lunch |
| Boston Latin School | 78 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, MA 02115 | Mondays and Thursdays: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. | Breakfast/Lunch |
| Boston Preparatory Charter Public School | 885 River Street, Boston, MA 02136 | Mondays and Thursdays: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. | Breakfast/Lunch |
| Boston Youth Wrestling | 100 A Warren Street, Boston MA 02119 | Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. | Breakfast/Lunch |
| Brighton High School | 25 Warren Street, Brighton, MA 02135 | Mondays and Thursdays: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. | Breakfast/Lunch |
| Burke High School (BCYF Grove Hall) | 60 Washington Street, Dorchester, MA 02121 | Mondays and Thursdays: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. | Breakfast/Lunch |
| Charlestown High School | 240 Medford Street, Charlestown, MA 02129 | Mondays and Thursdays: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. | Breakfast/Lunch |
| Condon K-8 | 200 D Street, South Boston, MA 02127 | Mondays and Thursdays: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. | Breakfast/Lunch |
| Curley K-8 School | 40 Pershing Road, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 | Mondays and Thursdays: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. | Breakfast/Lunch |
| Dominican Development Center, Inc | Johnson Park, Boston, MA, 02130 | Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays: 12 - 5 p.m. | Breakfast/Lunch |
| East Boston High School | 86 White Street, East Boston, MA 02128 | Mondays and Thursdays: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. | Breakfast/Lunch |
| Edwards Middle School | 28 Walker Street, Charlestown, MA 02129 | Mondays and Thursdays: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. | Breakfast/Lunch |
| English High School | 144 McBride Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 | Mondays and Thursdays: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. | Breakfast/Lunch |
| Excel High School | 95 G Street, South Boston, MA 02127 | Mondays and Thursdays: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. | Breakfast/Lunch |
| Faith Christian Church | 301 Harvard Street, Dorchester MA 02124 | Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays: 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Breakfast/Lunch |
| Fenway High School | 67 Alleghany Street, Boston, MA 02120 | Mondays and Thursdays: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. | Breakfast/Lunch |
| Frederick Pilot Middle School | 270 Columbia Road, Dorchester, MA 02121 | Mondays and Thursdays: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. | Breakfast/Lunch |
| Freedom House | 5 Crawford Street, Dorchester, MA 02121 | Mondays and Thursdays: 2 - 6 p.m. | Lunch/Supper |
| Gardner Pilot School | 30 Athol Street, Allston, MA 02134 | Mondays and Thursdays: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. | Breakfast/Lunch |
| Harvard Kent | 50 Bunkerhill Street, Charlestown, MA 02129 | Mondays and Thursdays: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. | Breakfast/Lunch |
| Irving Middle School | 105 Cummins Highway, Roslindale, MA 02131 | Mondays and Thursdays: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. | Breakfast/Lunch |
| Jackson Mann | 500 Cambridge Street, Allston, MA 02134 | Mondays and Thursdays: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. | Breakfast/Lunch |
| John F. Kennedy Family Service Center | 50 Monument Street, Boston, 02129 | Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Breakfast/Lunch |
| Josiah Quincy School | 885 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02111 |
Wednesdays, 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. |
Breakfast/Lunch |
| Lee K-8 School/Perkins | 155 Talbot Avenue, Dorchester, MA 02124 | Mondays and Thursdays: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. | Breakfast/Lunch |
| Madison Park | 75 Malcolm X Blvd, Boston, MA, 02120 | Mondays and Thursdays: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. | Breakfast/Lunch |
| Margarita Muñiz Academy | 20 Child Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 | Mondays and Thursdays: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. | Breakfast/Lunch |
| Mario Umana Academy | 312 Border Street., East Boston, MA 02128 | Mondays and Thursdays: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. | Breakfast/Lunch |
| Mattahunt Elementary School | 100 Hebron Street, Mattapan, MA 02126 | Mondays and Thursdays: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. | Breakfast/Lunch |
| McCormack Middle School | 315 Mt. Vernon Street, Dorchester, MA 02125 | Mondays and Thursdays: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. | Breakfast/Lunch |
| Metro Boston Alive | 116 Roxbury St, Roxbury, MA 02119 | Monday through Friday: 10 a.m - 1 p.m. | Breakfast/Lunch |
| Mildred Avenue K-8 School | 5 Mildred Avenue, Mattapan, MA 02126 | Mondays and Thursdays: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. | Breakfast/Lunch |
| Murphy (Leahy/Holloran community center) | 1 Worrell Street, Dorchester, MA 02122 | Mondays and Thursdays: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. | Breakfast/Lunch |
| Ohrenberger School | 175 W. Boundary Road, West Roxbury, MA 02132 | Mondays and Thursdays: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. | Breakfast/Lunch |
| Orchard Gardens K-8 School | 906 Albany Street, Roxbury, MA 02119 | Mondays and Thursdays: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. | Breakfast/Lunch |
| PJ Kennedy Lot | 343 Saratoga Street, East Boston, MA 02128 | Tuesdays and Fridays: 3 - 5 p.m. | Breakfast/Lunch |
| Roxbury Tenants of Harvard | 11 New Whitney Street, Boston MA 02115 | Monday through Friday: 8:30 a.m. - 10 a.m. | Breakfast/Lunch |
| Salvation Army Boston Central | 23 Vernon Street, Roxbury, MA 02119 | Monday through Friday: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Breakfast/Lunch |
| Salvation Army South End | 1500 Washington Street, South End, MA 02118 | Monday through Friday: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Breakfast/Lunch |
| TechBoston Academy 6-12 | 9 Peacevale Road, Dorchester, MA 02124 | Mondays and Thursdays: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. | Breakfast/Lunch |
| Tynan Elementary | 650 E. Fourth Street, South Boston, MA 02127 | Mondays and Thursdays: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. | Breakfast/Lunch |
| UP Academy Dorchester (BCYF Marshall) | 35 Westville Street, Dorchester, MA 02124 | Mondays and Thursdays: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. | Breakfast/Lunch |
| VietAID | 42 Charles Street Dorchester MA 02122 | Monday through Friday: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Breakfast/Lunch |
| YMCA Bremen St. *Grab and Go Truck* | 215 Bremen Street, East Boston, MA 02128 | Mondays and Thursdays: 8 - 10 a.m. | Breakfast/Lunch |
| YMCA Dorchester *Grab and Go Truck* | 776 Washington Street, Dorchester, MA 02124 | Monday and Wednesday: 3 - 5 p.m. | Supper/Breakfast |
| YMCA Egleston *Grab and Go Truck* | 3134 Washington Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 | Monday and Thursday: 3 - 5 p.m. | Supper/Breakfast |
| YMCA Huntington Ave *Grab and Go Truck* | 316 Huntington Avenue, Roxbury, MA 02115 |
Wednesdays: 8 - 10 a.m. Fridays: 3 - 5 p.m. |
Supper/Breakfast |
| YMCA Menino *Grab and Go Truck* | 1137 River Street, Hyde Park, MA 02136 |
Tuesdays: 3 - 5 p.m. Fridays: 8 - 10 a.m. |
Supper/Breakfast |
| YMCA Oak Square *Grab and Go Trucks* | 615 Washington Street, Brighton, MA 02135 | Tuesdays and Thursdays: 3 - 5 p.m. | Supper/Breakfast |
| YMCA Parkway *Grab and Go Truck* | 1972 Centre Street, West Roxbury, MA 02132 | Wednesdays: 3 - 5 p.m. | Supper/Breakfast |
| YMCA Roxbury *Grab and Go Truck* | 285 Martin Luther King Blvd, Roxbury, MA 02119 |
Tuesdays: 8 - 10 a.m. Fridays: 3 - 5 p.m. |
Supper/Breakfast |
About the program
background
Boston Eats was launched in 2020 to provide a food resource for Boston youths that rely on school meals amid COVID-19. We have partnered with
- the YMCA of Greater Boston
- Boston Public Schools
- Boston Centers for Youth & Families
- Boston Housing Authority, and
- other community-based organizations to expand meal sites across Boston.
Meal sites include:
- YMCA community centers
- Boston Housing Authority properties
- Boston Centers for Youth & Families locations
- Boston Public Schools, and
- community-based organizations.
Current Program
In September 2020, we received funding from the Boston Children's Collaboration for Community Health. We are now supporting more than 60 open Boston Eats meal sites throughout Boston. Kids and youth ages 18 and under can get free meals. There are safety guidelines in place to ensure we are using best practices to ensure your safety.
Our partners
Our partners
Boston Housing Authority
Boston Public Library
Boston Public Schools
Food Access
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Project Bread
YMCA of the Greater Boston