The 2025 Big Bend Bites Food Distribution event will be held on March 8, 2025, at the former Sears parking lot at Governor Square Mall.

In direct response to our basic needs impact area, the Junior League of Tallahassee (JLT) launched Big Bend Bites (formerly Mighty Meals) in March 2020. This program is one of its kind and aims to assist in the fight against childhood hunger and food insecurity.

The latest data shows that at least one out of every four people in the Big Bend region is food insecure. We believe that no child should go hungry during school breaks – and no family should have to choose between food and utilities, transportation, rent, or medical care.

The goal of Big Bend Bites is to help alleviate food insecurity and provide access to nutritious meals along with educational materials for Leon County students and their families during Spring Break. Each “Big Bend Bites Box” distributed through our partnership with the Second Harvest of the

Big Bend will feed a family of four three nutritious meals each day, for the seven days of Spring Break. With help from our sponsors and partners, Junior League members personally oversee th

e development of the box contents, purchase of grocery items, and packing and distribution of each meal box.

Year after year, we ensure no child goes hungry during Spring Break. In the 2024 food distribution event, JLT served over 100,000 meals. JLT is committed to expanding our reach to serve more families that will benefit from this assistance.

Want to know how you can help? Contact us at bigbendbites@jltallahassee.org.

The 2025 food distribution event is in partnership with:

Dairy products generously sponsored by: 

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