Summer meals
Free summer meals 2026
The Gates Chili School Nutrition Team has been offering free meals through the USDA Summer Food Service Program for the past 10 years.
WHO: All children 18 years old and younger
WHAT: Enjoy a free meal in our cafeterias; Adult meals, snacks available for purchase
WHEN: Monday, July 6 to Friday, Aug. 14, 2026
- Breakfast: 8-9 a.m.
- Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
WHERE: Gates Chili High School, 1 Spartan Way (park in lot H and use door #60 near the Gates Chili Performing Arts Center)
In addition, you can catch the Spartan Eats Bus for lunch on weekdays at the following locations:
- 11 a.m. Lions Park
- 11:30 a.m. Memorial Park
- 12 p.m. Westgate Park
SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM NOTIFICATION
The Gates Chili Central School District announces its participation in the Summer Food Service Program(SFSP). Meals will be provided to all children 18 years and under without charge.
In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its agencies, offices, employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the state or local agency that administers the program or contact USDA through the Telecommunications Relay Service at 711 (voice and TTY). Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.
To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at How to File a Program Discrimination Complaint and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter 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
(2) fax: (202) 690-7442
(3) email: program.intake@usda.gov
Children participating in program(s) at the following locations will be provided free meals:
Chili Public Library
3237 Chili Avenue, Rochester, NY 14624
June 29 to Aug. 14, 2026
Breakfast: 9-9:30 a.m.
Lunch: 12-12:30 p.m.
Florence Brasser Elementary School
1000 Coldwater Road, Rochester, NY 14624
June 29 to Aug. 14, 2026
Breakfast: 8-8:30 a.m.
Lunch: 12-12:30 p.m.
Gates Chili High School
1 Spartan Way, Rochester, NY 14624
July 6 to Aug. 14, 2026
Breakfast: 8-9 a.m.
Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Gates Chili Middle School
2 Spartan Way, Rochester, NY 14624
July 6 to Aug. 14, 2026
Breakfast: 8:45-9:15 a.m.
Lunch: 11:15-11:45 a.m.
Gates Fire District
2355 Chili Avenue, Rochester, NY 14624
July 13-17, 2026
Breakfast: 9-9:30 a.m.
Lunch: 12-12:30 p.m.
Hope Hall School
1612 Buffalo Road, Rochester, NY 14624
July 6 to Aug. 14, 2026
Breakfast: 8-8:30 a.m.
Lunch: 12-12:30 p.m.
Lions Park
100 Kentucky Avenue Rochester, NY 14606
July 6 to Aug. 14, 2026
Breakfast: 8-8:30 a.m.
Lunch: 11-11:30 a.m.
Memorial Park
160 Spencerport Road, Rochester, NY 14606
July 6 to Aug. 14, 2026
Breakfast: 8-8:30 a.m.
Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Paul Road Elementary School
571 Paul Road, Rochester, NY 14624
July 6 to Aug. 14, 2026
Breakfast: 8:45-9:15 a.m.
Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Ridgecrest
3625 Buffalo Road, Rochester, NY 14624
July 13 to Aug. 14, 2026
Breakfast: 8-8:30 a.m.
Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Westgate Park
1489 Howard Road Rochester, NY 14624
July 6 to Aug. 14, 2026
Breakfast: 8-8:30 a.m.
Lunch: 12-12:30 p.m.
Westview Exceptional Children
3635 Buffalo Road, Rochester, NY 14624
July 13 to Aug. 14, 2026
Breakfast: 8-8:30 a.m.
Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.