Leon County to host neighborhood dinners to learn more about food insecurity

Ana Goñi-Lessan, Tallahassee Democrat
·2 min read

County groups will host a series of dinners Tuesday through June 2 to hear from residents about how food insecurity is affecting their communities.

The series, called Breaking Bread Together, will provide dinner to community residents in neighborhoods with the highest levels of food insecurity in the county. Childcare will also be available at the event.

“Food insecurity is a growing problem that threatens many of our most vulnerable families and children,” said Leon County Commission Chairman Bill Proctor. “No one should be left wondering where their next meal will come from."

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In Leon County, approximately 68,000 people struggle to find their next meal. About 16,000 children – that’s one out of every three – don’t have consistent access to healthy, nutritious food, according to Second Harvest.

The dinners will be held at the following locations:

  • Tuesday, May 3 from 5:30-7 p.m. – New Mt. Zion AME Church, 1401 Old Bainbridge Road

  • Wednesday, May 4 from 5:30-7 p.m. – Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church, 615 Tuskegee St.

  • Wednesday, May 11 from 5:30-7 p.m. – TCC Workforce Development Building #38, 444 Appleyard Drive

  • Thursday, May 12 from 5:30-7 p.m. – Delta Kappa Omega Community Center, 1908 Highland St.

  • Monday, May 16 from 5:30-7 p.m. – FAMU Grand Ballroom, 1628 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

  • Monday, May 23 from 5:30-7 p.m. – Bond Community Health Center, 1720 S. Gadsden St.

  • Tuesday, May 24 from 5:30-7 p.m. – Walker Ford Community Center, 2301 Pasco St.

  • Wednesday, June 1 from 5:30-7 p.m. – Lincoln Center, 438 West Brevard St.

  • Thursday, June 2 from 6-7:30 p.m. – Tallahassee Spanish SDA Church, 4823 N. Monroe St.

The dinners are a partnership with Leon County, America’s Second Harvest of the Big Bend and the Children’s Services Council of Leon County.

To learn more, visit LeonCountyFL.gov/GetEngaged.

Contact Ana Goñi-Lessan at AGoniLessan@tallahassee.com and follow her on Twitter @goni_lessan.

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