Phone: 503-823-7529
1120 SW Fifth Avenue, Portland, OR 97204
Starting Monday, June 22, 2020
No programs on Thursday, July 2, and Friday, July 3, 2020.
Portland Parks & Recreation is providing free meals and grab ‘n’ go activities for kids at 26 locations this summer, thanks to NIKE, Inc. All 16 Free Lunch + Play park sites will offer free meals and activities that can be taken home. With support from Bank of America, Mobile Lunch + Play will serve 10 locations with free meals, games, books, and activities that practice safe distancing.
Program locations were selected in coordination with area school districts and other hunger relief programs in a regional response to COVID-19. Find more free meal sites for kids and teens by visiting Summer Meals Map at summerfoodoregon.org/map. Or call 211 or text “FOOD” or “COMIDA” to 877-877 for meal locations.
Portland Parks & Recreation is offering Free Lunch + Play programming while following COVID-19 safety guidelines set by Governor Kate Brown and Oregon Health Authority. Please know that Portland Parks & Recreation will be responsive to safety directives that could alter the services listed below. Updates will be made on this page as needed. Please see our COVID-19 Update page at portlandoregon.gov/parks/covid-19 for more information.
Safety Guidelines and Program Rules
DETAILS | |
Free Lunch | |
Free Additional Meals | |
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Free Grab ‘n Go Activity Kits |
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Free Food Market or Produce |
Pick up—Pick up meals in person to eat off site. | |
Drive up—Drive up to receive meals to eat off site. | |
ADA Accessible—Individuals may enter/exit the site using paved pathways. | |
All parks and natural areas are smoke and tobacco-free zones. |
North Portland
LOCATION | WEEKDAYS | MEAL TIME | DETAILS |
Columbia Park N Woolsey Avenue and Winchell Street |
Monday - Thursday | 12:30PM-2:30PM | |
Kenton Park N Delaware Avenue and Kilpatrick Street |
Monday - Thursday Food market on Tuesdays |
12:00PM-2:00PM | |
Peninsula Park 700 N Rosa Parks Way |
Monday - Thursday Food market on Thursdays |
12:00PM-2:00PM | |
St. Johns Park 8427 N Central Street |
Monday - Thursday | 12:30PM-2:30PM |
Northeast Portland
LOCATION | WEEKDAYS | MEAL TIME | DETAILS |
Alberta Park NE 19th Avenue and Jarrett Street |
Monday - Thursday | 12:00PM-2:00PM | |
Cully Park 5810 NE 72nd Avenue |
Monday - Thursday Free produce on Mondays |
12:00PM-2:00PM | |
Irving Park 875 NE Fremont Street |
Monday - Thursday | 12:30PM-1:30PM | |
Khunamokwst Park 5200 NE Alberta Street |
Monday - Thursday | 12:30PM-2:30PM | |
Montavilla Park NE 82nd Avenue and Glisan Street |
Monday - Thursday Free produce on Wednesdays |
12:00PM-2:00PM |
East Portland
LOCATION | WEEKDAYS | MEAL TIME | DETAILS |
Gateway Discovery Park 10520 NE Halsey Street |
Monday - Friday |
11:00AM-12:00PM | |
Luuwit View Park NE 127th and Fremont Street |
Monday - Friday Free produce on Mondays |
12:30PM-1:30PM | |
Wilkes Park NE 154th Avenue and Beech Street |
Monday - Thursday | 12:00PM-1:00PM |
Southeast Portland
LOCATION | WEEKDAYS | MEAL TIME | DETAILS |
Essex Park SE 76th Avenue and Center Street |
Monday - Thursday | 12:00PM-1:00PM | |
Harrison Park SE 84th Avenue and Harrison Street |
Monday - Thursday Free produce on Mondays |
12:30PM-2:30PM | |
Lents Park SE 92nd Avenue and Steele Street |
Monday - Thursday Food market on Thursdays |
12:00PM-2:00PM | |
Mt. Scott Park SE 72nd Avenue and Ramona Street |
Monday - Thursday Food market on Tuesdays |
12:00PM-2:00PM |
Mobile Lunch + Play
LOCATION | WEEKDAYS | PROGRAM | MEAL TIME | DETAILS |
Arbor Glen Apartments 2609 SE 145th Avenue |
Wednesday | 10:00AM-1:00PM | 11:30AM-12:30PM | |
Friday | 2:00PM-5:00PM | 2:30PM-3:30PM | ||
Bellrose Station Apartments 7911 SE 92nd Avenue |
Tuesday | 10:00AM-1:00PM | 11:30AM-12:30PM | |
Wednesday | 10:00AM-1:00PM | 11:30AM-12:30PM | ||
East Holladay Park 12999 NE Holladay Street |
Tuesday | 10:00AM-1:00PM | 11:30AM-12:30PM | |
Thursday | 10:00AM-1:00PM | 11:30AM-12:30PM | ||
Eastgate Station Apartments 100 NE 120th Avenue |
Monday | 2:00PM-5:00PM | 2:30PM-3:30PM | |
Thursday | 2:00PM-5:00PM | 2:30PM-3:30PM | ||
Gilbert Primary Park 13325 SE Foster Road |
Tuesday | 2:00PM-5:00PM | 2:30PM-3:30PM | |
Friday | 2:00PM-5:00PM | 2:30PM-3:30PM | ||
Glenfair Park NE 154th Avenue and Couch Street |
Monday | 2:00PM-5:00PM | 2:30PM-3:30PM | |
Thursday | 2:00PM-5:00PM | 2:30PM-3:30PM | ||
Harney Park SE 67th Avenue and Harney Street |
Monday | 10:00AM-1:00PM | 11:30AM-12:30PM | |
Friday | 10:00AM-1:00PM | 11:30AM-12:30PM | ||
Mill Park SE 117th Avenue and Mill Court |
Wednesday | 2:00PM-5:00PM | 2:30PM-3:30PM | |
Friday | 10:00AM-1:00PM | 11:30AM-12:30PM | ||
Raymond Park SE 118th Avenue and SE Liebe Street |
Monday Free produce on Mondays |
10:00AM-1:00PM | 11:30AM-12:30PM | |
Wednesday | 2:00PM-5:00PM | 2:30PM-3:30PM | ||
Verdell Burdine Rutherford Park 1599 SE 167th Avenue |
Tuesday | 2:00PM-5:00PM | 2:30PM-3:30PM | |
Thursday | 10:00AM-1:00PM | 11:30AM-12:30PM |
57% of young Portlanders qualify for free or reduced-price lunch during the school year. Without school lunches, summer becomes the time when nearly 50,000 Portland children face hunger daily. The Free Lunch + Play program supports families by offering nutritious meals and recreational activities during the summer recess.
Working alongside community partners, Meals on Wheels People, Portland Public Schools, David Douglas, Reynolds, Parkrose, and Centennial School Districts, PP&R coordinates the Free Lunch + Play program to ensure that it meets the changing needs in our community. PP&R and its partners are constantly innovating. Our Mobile Lunch + Play program brings recreation to children at apartment complexes in neighborhoods where parks and playgrounds don’t exist.
Producing these special events is possible with the help of lasting partnerships with neighborhood associations and community members like you!
Interested in becoming a sponsor?
Kellie Torres, Development Manager
971-227-0997 | kellie.torres@portlandoregon.gov
Interested in becoming a program partner?
Jamison Holtz, Program Specialist
503-964-1240 | jamison.holtz@portlandoregon.gov
USDA Nondiscrimination Statement
In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.
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 Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.
To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: How to File a 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; or (3) email: program.intake@usda.gov.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.