Summer Meals for School-Age Children

For the seventh consecutive year, the St. Luke’s Summer Meals Program will be providing free lunches in Allentown and Quakertown to ensure every child in need has access to nutritious meals during the summer months. 

St. Luke’s Community Health Department launched the Summer Meals program in response to the Network’s Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA), which showed that more than half of students in the Allentown and Quakertown Community School Districts are eligible for free and reduced meals during the academic year. 

"At St. Luke’s University Health Network, we believe that no child should suffer the consequences of hunger,” says Bill Moyer, St. Luke’s West Region President. “Ensuring that every child has the nourishment they need to grow strong and stay healthy is fundamental to our commitment to community health."

In Allentown, free grab-and-go meals can be picked up at Star Community Health’s Sigal Center on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays beginning at 11:30 am from June 17 – August 21, 2025. The Summer Meals Program in Allentown is supported by Hatzel & Buehler, Inc., formerly known as West Side Hammer Electric, which has been committed to making an impact in the communities it serves since the program’s inception.

In Quakertown, meals will be served Monday – Friday, 12 – 2 pm (except July 4^th) at Free Fall Action Park (670 S. Main Street, Quakertown) from June 9 – August 22, 2025. This location will also be providing children with a bag full of non-perishable food each Friday to take home to their families. Students and families will also be connected to the Quakertown Farmers Market for fresh, local produce. Penn Community Bank has invested in St. Luke’s Quakertown Summer Meals since the program began.  

The contributions from Hatzel & Buehler and Penn Community Bank support a partnership to oversee the program, ensuring children have access to a wider variety of healthy meal options, nourishment over the weekends, financial literacy education, and other engaging activities.

"The Summer Meals Program is a critical investment in the health and future of our children,” says Dennis Pfleiger, President of St. Luke’s Upper Bucks and Quakertown campuses. “By providing consistent access to nutritious meals when school is out, this initiative helps prevent summer hunger, supports child development, and ensures that every student returns to the classroom ready to learn and succeed."

Separately, St. Luke’s is also supporting the Summer Meals Program in the Upper Perkiomen School District provided by The Open Link with weekly CSA (community-supported agriculture) shares throughout the summer.

To identify other food access points in Allentown, Quakertown, or other regions, please visit sluhn.findhelp.com.