Our 2023 Locations
Columbus Park:
1921 SE 1st St, Des Moines, IA 50315
Open to the public June 12 – August 23, Monday – Friday from 10:30 AM – 12 PM
Crivaro Park:
1105 E Railroad Ave, Des Moines, IA 50309
Open to the public June 13 – August 23, Tuesday – Friday from 12:30 PM – 2 PM
Drake Park:
2300 Drake Park Ave, Des Moines, IA 50311
Open to the public June 13 – August 23, Monday – Friday from 10:30 AM – 12 PM
Evelyn K Davis Park:
1400 Forest Ave, Des Moines, IA 50314
Open to the public June 13 – August 23, Monday – Friday from 10:30 AM – 12 PM.
Forest Ave Library:
1326 Forest Ave, Des Moines, IA 50314
Open to the public Monday – Thursday from 4 PM – 8 PM
Open to the public Friday from 4 PM – 6 PM
Open to the public from Saturday 4 PM – 5 PM
Fourmile Community Center:
3711 Easton Blvd, Des Moines, IA 50317
Open to the public June 13 – August 23, Monday – Friday from 3 PM – 4:30 PM
Grubb Community YMCA:
1611 11th St, Des Moines, IA 50314
Open to the public June 13 – August 23, Monday – Friday from 4 PM – 5:30 PM
Martin Luther King Jr. Park:
1650 Garfield Ave, Des Moines, IA 50316
Open to the public June 13 – August 23, Monday – Friday from 10:30 AM – 12 PM
Meadow Village:
810 S R St, Indianola, IA 50125
Open to the public June 13 – August 23, Monday – Friday from 12:30 PM – 2 PM
Oakridge Community Center:
1401 Center St, Des Moines, IA 50314
Open to the public July 5 – August 23, Saturdays only from 12 PM – 1:30 PM
Pioneer Columbus Community Center:
2100 SE 5th St, Des Moines, IA 50315
Open to the public June 13 – August 23, Monday – Friday from 3 PM – 4:30 PM
Prospect Park:
1225 Prospect Rd, Des Moines, IA 50314
Open to the public June 13 – August 23, Monday – Friday from 10:30 AM -12 PM
Sunset Park:
4463 E Oakwood Dr, Pleasant Hill, IA 50327
Currently closed for the season.
Union Park:
725 Thompson Ave, Des Moines, IA 50316
Open to the public June 13 – August 23, Tuesday – Friday from 12:30 PM – 2 PM
Water Works Park:
2201 George Flagg Pkwy, Des Moines, IA 50321
Currently closed for the season.
To find a meal site near you, go to www.summermealsia.org, call 211, or text “Food” or “Comida” to 877-877. Services are available in English and Spanish.
Sponsor a Meal Site
Are you interested in sponsoring a meal site, offering free and nutritious food to Des Moines youth? Please contact Central Iowa Shelter & Services’ Director at director@centraliowashelter.org to talk about what options are available.
Volunteer to Help
Summer Meals is a great opportunity for families and for students (16 years or older) to volunteer to help with our lunch prep and serving at the parks. The time is small and the impact is big! Here’s how you can help:
Lunch Prep
Help us make sandwiches and pack their sack lunches. Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f4aaaa72ea0fdc25-summer#/
Central Iowa Shelter & Services is an equal opportunity provider.
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:
Mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410
Fax:
(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442
