In case you forgot your lunch, need a lunch, or are just plain hungry in the middle of a hot summer day, the Cincinnati Public School Free Lunch Program is here to help. CRC provides free lunch sites across the city for youth ages 17 and under. There’s no fee, no registration, simply arrive at any site 15 minutes before the scheduled time so a lunch can be ordered.
CRC pools support this program and will close for 15 minutes to 1/2 hour as needed for children to enjoy lunch. Adult swims and/or day camp group swims will be held during this time at pools with adult participants.
Additional breakfast and lunch locations are available. Schedule is subject to change.
For information call Cincinnati Public Schools Food Service at 363-0800.
The CRC pool / center free lunch sites are:
| Pool | Address | Phone | Type | Neighborhood | Free Lunch Time | |
| Bond Hill Pool | 1620 Yarmouth Ave. | 242-6897 | deep | Bond Hill | 1:30pm |
| Bush Center/Pool | 2640 Kemper Ln. | 751-5085 | deep | Walnut Hills | 12:45pm |
| Camp Washington Pool | 1201 Stock St. | 681-1241 | deep | Camp Washington | 12:45pm |
| Dempsey Pool | 956 Purcell Ave. | 921-6338 | deep | Price Hill | 2:00pm |
| Dickman Center | 6720 Home City Ave. | 941-6270 | deep | Sayler Park | 1:00pm |
| Dyer Sprayground | 2110 Freeman Ave. | 241-1192 | sprayground | West End | 1:15pm |
| Evanston Pool | 3204 Woodburn Av | 221-5150 | deep | Evanston | 1:00pm |
| Hartwell Pool | 8275 Vine St. | 821-2153 | deep | Hartwell | 2:00pm |
| Lincoln Pool | 1027 Linn St. | 621-6783 | deep | West End | 1:30pm |
| Madisonville Pool | 5312 Stewart Ave. | 271-3301 | deep | Madisonville | 12:45pm |
| McKie Center/Pool | 1655 Chase Ave. | 681-7669 | deep | Northside | 12:35pm |
| Millvale Center/Pool | 3303 Beekman St. | 541-1707 | deep | Millvale | 1:30am |
| Mt. Adams | 966 Mt. Adams Circle | 421-5073 | shallow | Mt. Adams | 2:00pm |
| Mt. Auburn Center | 270 Southern Ave. | 381-6780 | indoor | Mt. Auburn | 12:15pm |
| Mt. Washington Pool | 1715 Beacon St. | 232-5621 | deep | Mt. Washington | 1:00pm |
| Oakley Pool | 3900 Paxton Rd. | 631-4264 | deep | Oakley | 12:30pm |
| Otto Armleder Dunham Pool | 4356 Dunham Lane | 251-0150 | shallow | Western Hills | 2:00pm |
| Otto Armleder Hanna Pool | 226 Stark St. | 721-7521 | shallow | Over The Rhine | 1:45pm |
| Otto Armleder Hirsch Pool | 3630 Reading Rd | 751-0601 | shallow | Avondale | 1:15pm |
| Otto Armleder Sawyer Pt. | 601 East Mehring Way | NA | spray fountain | Downtown | NA |
| Oyler Sprayground | 2125 Staebler St. | NA | sprayground | Lower Price Hill | 12:30pm |
| Pleasant Ridge Pool | 5915 Ridge Ave. | 531-1707 | deep | Pleasant Ridge | 12:45pm |
| Ryan Pool | 3324 Meyer Place | 661-3128 | deep | Westwood | 1:15pm |
| South Fairmount Spraygrd | 1685 Queen City Ave. | NA | sprayground | South Fairmount | 1:15pm |
| Winton Hills Center | 5170 Winneste Ave. | 641-3688 | deep | Winton Hills | 12:30pm |
| Ziegler Pool | 1311 Sycamore Ave. | 621-3650 | deep | Over The Rhine | 1:45pm |
