FY 25 - 26 Community Investment Program Awards

Housing-Focused Services for Persons Experiencing Homelessness

Ability Housing, Inc.

Program/Project: Orlando Supportive Housing

Award Amount: $45,000

Program Summary: Ability Housing provides permanent supportive housing, linking affordable housing with comprehensive supportive services, to over 140 previously homeless persons residing at Village on Mercy to help them maintain stable housing and create a secure future.   

Address: 3740 Beach Boulevard Ste 304, Jacksonville, FL 32207

Website: abilityhousing.org

Phone Number: 904.359.9650

Aspire Health Partners, Inc.

Program/Project: PATH Homeless Services Direct Housing Support

Award Amount: $25,000

Project Summary: The PATH program helps homeless or at-risk Orlando adults with serious mental illnesses access behavioral healthcare and housing. CIP funding will cover housing move-in costs for approximately 24 City of Orlando residents during the grant period.   

Address: 5151 Adanson Street, Orlando, FL 32804 

Website: aspirehealthpartners.com

Phone Number: 407.875.3700

Christian Service Center for Central Florida  

Program/Project: Day Services for People Experiencing Homelessness  

Award Amount: $35,000.00  

Program Summary: The Christian Service Center operates Orlando’s Comprehensive Day Service Center. Everyday hundreds of people visit their campus to receive services that address their basic needs as well as more advanced solutions to get them housed, hired, and healthy.   

Website: christianservicecenter.org 

Address: 808 W Central Boulevard, Orlando, FL 32805-1809 

Phone Number: 407.425.2523 

Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida  

Program/Project: Coalition CIP Operations Staffing 2025-2026  

Award Amount: $155,000.00  

Program Summary: Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida transforms the lives of homeless men, women, and children through Housing First shelter, diversion, rapid rehousing, and community outreach programming committed to ending their crisis of homelessness.  

Website:  cflhomeless.org 

Address: 18 N Terry Avenue, Orlando, FL 32801 

Phone Number: 407.652.5300 

Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida, Inc.  

Program/Project: SOAR from Homeless to Housed FY 2026  

Award Amount: $30,000.00  

Program Summary: The SOAR from Homeless to Housed project provides legal advice and services to help those who are homeless or at risk secure Social Security benefits, creating sustainable income, healthcare access, and a path to stable housing.  

Website: clsmf.org

Address: 122 East Colonial Drive, #200, Orlando, FL 32801 

Phone Number: 407.841.7777 

 

 Covenant House Florida  

Program/Project: Pathways to Housing Stability  

Award Amount: $25,000.00  

Program Summary: CHF's Pathways to Housing Stability Program supports access to housing options and supportive resources through facilitation of the CES core elements of triage, assessment, diversion, intake and referral coordination, serving as an access point in Orlando.   

Website:  covenanthousefl.org

Address: 711 N Magnolia Avenue, Orlando, FL 32803 

Phone Number: 407.482.0404 

Family Promise of Greater Orlando  

Program/Project: Barrier Buster Program  

Award Amount: $12,000.00  

Program Summary: Family Promise of Greater Orlando’s Barrier Buster Program provides supplemental direct assistance to families who are facing homelessness by breaking down barriers that would otherwise interfere with their ability to obtain and maintain housing.  

Website: fporlandofl.org 

Address: 1000 Clay Street, Winter Park, FL 32789 

Phone Number: 407.951.8269 Ext. 4 

Grand Avenue Economic Community Development, Inc. 

Program/Project: RESTORE - Pathlight Home Mental Health Counseling  

Award Amount: $25,000.00  

Program Summary: Pathlight HOME – RESTORE continues an effective program of accelerated on-site therapeutic mental health counseling for individuals who have experienced chronic homelessness.  

Website:  pathlighthome.org 

Address: 3200 W Colonial Drive, Orlando, FL 32808 

Phone Number: 407.521.6335 

 

 Health Care Center for the Homeless, Inc.  

Program/Project: Permanent Supportive Housing Program at HCCH, Inc.  

Award Amount: $125,000.00  

Program Summary: The Permanent Supportive Housing Program at Health Care Center for the Homeless, Inc. offers housing and wrap-around services for chronically homeless community members through intensive case management and low program entry barriers.  

Website: hcch.org 

Address: 232 North Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando, FL 32805 

Phone Number: 407.428.5751 Ext.1332 

Impower, Inc.  

Program/Project: The Village - Youth Homelessness Prevention & Extended Support Services for Youth, 18-24  

Award Amount: $10,000.00  

Program Summary: The mission of IMPOWER’s Village Homeless Prevention/Extended Support Services is to reduce homelessness and increase stability for youth, 18-24, through case management and access to housing navigation and supportive services.  

Website: impowerfl.org 

Address: 2290 North Ronald Reagan Boulevard, Suite 116, Longwood, FL 32750 

Phone Number: 407.215.0095 

 RISE Community Solutions, Inc.  

Program/Project: Pathways to Home Critical Need Fund & Operations  

Award Amount: $15,000.00  

Program Summary: Pathways to Home helps young adults and families with children experiencing homelessness obtain permanent housing quickly, increase self-sufficiency, and stay housed through strengths-based case management paired with critical needs assistance.   

Website: RISEcs.org 

Address: 2200 Lucien Way, Suite 325, Maitland, FL 32751-7017 

Phone Number: 407.234.4496 

 

SALT Outreach, Inc.  

Program/Project: Mobile Drop-in Center for the Unsheltered – Orlando Case Management  

Award Amount: $50,000.00  

Program Summary: SALT Outreach is a frontline organization that is a comprehensive front door for the unsheltered. SALT runs a mobile drop-in center for the unsheltered with 12 services and has been involved in helping end homelessness for over 1,750 different people.  

Website:  saltoutreach.org

Address: 100 East Pine Street, Suite 110, Orlando, FL 32801 

Phone Number: 407.712.0687 

The Mustard Seed of Central Florida, Inc.  

Program/Project: Furnishing Basic Stability for Families  

Award Amount: $25,000.00  

Program Summary: The Mustard Seed of Central Florida (TMS) provides furniture to those in transition from homelessness. Furniture is an essential part of housing, and TMS is the only furniture bank in the region. The Mustard Seed serves over 1,000 families each year.   

Website:  mustardseedfla.org 

Address: 12 Mustard Seed Lane, Orlando, FL 32810 

Phone Number: 407.875.2040 

Economic Stability and Mobility

Adult Literacy League  

Program/Project: A Strong and Thriving Orlando through Literacy, Language, & Education  

Award Amount:  $25,000.00  

Program Summary: The Adult Literacy League (ALL) exists to serve adult learners in Central Florida seeking to improve their lives (and THRIVE!) through literacy, language, and education. ALL's volunteers serve as tutors and teachers to more than 1500 adults annually.  

Website: adultliteracyleague.org 

Address: 2221 Lee Road, Suite 18, Winter Park, FL 32789 

Phone Number: 407.422.1540 

 

Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida, Inc.  

Program/Project: Afterschool Programming for City of Orlando Youth at Levy-Hughes & Bradley-Otis Boys & Girls Clubs  

Award Amount: $60,000.00  

Program Summary: Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida’s (BGCCF) mission is to inspire & enable all young people, especially those from disadvantaged circumstances, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible & caring citizens.   

Website:  bgccf.org

Address: 101 East Colonial Drive, Orlando, FL 32801 

Phone Number: 407.841.6855 

Camaraderie Foundation, Inc.  

Program/Project: Counseling for Veterans, Military Service Members and their Families in the City of Orlando  

Award Amount: $10,000.00  

Program Summary: Camaraderie Foundation's mission is to provide healing for the "invisible wounds of war" through counseling, emotional, and spiritual support for all branches of military service members, veterans, and their families.  

Website: camaraderiefoundation.org 

Address: 16877 E Colonial Drive, PMB 411, Orlando, FL 32820 

Phone Number: 407.841.0071 

Central Florida Regional Workforce Development Board, Inc.  

Program/Project: New Arrivals Family Stabilization Program  

Award Amount: $50,000.00  

Program Summary: The New Arrivals Family Stabilization Program’s goal is to improve English language proficiency, workforce readiness, and economic mobility for workers in the City of Orlando.  

Website:  careersourcecentralflorida.com             

Address: 390 N Orange Avenue, Suite 700, Orlando, FL 32801 

Phone Number: 1.800.757.4598 

 

 Community Coordinated Care for Children, Inc.  

Program/Project: Early Head Start Family Support Program  

Award Amount: $150,000.00  

Program Summary: The mission of 4C’s Early Head Start program is to deliver comprehensive child development and family support services to economically disadvantaged children and families, empowering them to achieve their full potential and gain financial stability.  

Website:  4cflorida.org 

Address: 3500 West Colonial Drive, Orlando, FL 32808 

Phone Number: 407.522.2252

EmployU, Inc.  

Program/Project: From Support to Success: Transitioning Adults with Disabilities into Employment  

Award Amount: $25,000.00  

Program Summary: EmployU's employment services enhances disabled adult’s employment outcomes, navigating them through available services, and engaging them through job readiness training to prevent them from getting lost in the employment support systems.  

Website:  employu.org

Address: 853 SR 436, #2045, Casselberry, FL 32707 

Phone Number: 407.598.0202 

Feeding Children Everywhere, Inc. (dba U.S. Hunger)  

Program/Project: Full Cart Connect  

Award Amount: $50,000.00  

Program Summary:  

• U.S. Hunger
• Strengthen economic stability for Orlando families
• Connect low-income households to healthy food and long-term resources through personalized support rooted in lived experience
• Families gain tools for sustainable, healthy living

Website:  ushunger.org 

Address: 830 South Ronald Reagan Boulevard, Unit 142, Longwood, FL 32750 

Phone Number: 407.794.9326 

 

 Foundation for Foster Children  

Program/Project: Empower- Advocacy Initiative  

Award Amount: $55,000.00  

Program Summary: The Foundation for Foster Children’s EMPOWER Advocacy Initiative provides individualized support to foster youth (ages 14-24), enhancing life skills, education, housing stability, transportation access, and self-sufficiency for successful adulthood.  

Website:  foundationforfosterchildren.org 

Address: 2265 Lee Road, Suite 203, Winter Park, FL 32789 

Phone Number: 407.422.4615 

Habitat for Humanity Greater Orlando & Osceola County, Inc.  

Program/Project: Multi-Layered Family Sustainability Services for Immediate and Long-Term Outcomes  

Award Amount: $23,000.00  

Program Summary: Habitat for Humanity Greater Orlando & Osceola County provides comprehensive services to improve the financial and housing stability of families through financial counseling, housing counseling, monthly classes, home repairs, and first-time homeownership.  

Website:  habitatorlando.org 

Address: 4116 Silver Star Road, Orlando, FL 32808 

Phone Number: 407.648.4567 

 

Heart of Florida United Way, Inc.  

Program/Project: Heart of Florida United Way 211 and Crisis Services  

Award Amount: $80,000.00  

Program Summary: As the only three-digit easy access number for health and human service information, referral, and crisis support services for the City of Orlando, HFUW 211 is the first stop for people to receive assistance to available helping programs/resources.   

Website: hfuw.org 

Address: 1940 Cannery Way, Orlando, 32804 

Phone Number: 407.835.0900 

 

 Home Builders Institute  

Program/Project: The BuildStrong Academy of Orlando  

Award Amount: $25,000.00  

Program Summary: The BuildStrong Academy of Orlando is a 9-week training program delivering construction skills, industry-recognized certifications, and job placement assistance to a new generation of home builders looking to break into the construction industry.   

Website: hbi.org 

Address: 1201 15th Street NW, Sixth Floor, Washington, DC 20005 

Phone Number: 202.371.0600

 

 IDignity, Inc.  

Program/Project: IDignity Identification Services  

Award Amount: $35,000.00  

Program Summary: IDignity’s mission is to restore dignity and hope by assisting individuals in establishing legal proof of their identity. Legal identification documents are often required to access education, employment, housing, social services, and many basic needs.   

Website:  idignity.org

Address: 424 East Central Boulevard, Suite 199, Orlando, FL 32801-1524 

Phone Number: 407.792.1374 

Life Concepts dba Quest  

Program/Project: Independent Living Support Program for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities  

Award Amount: $40,000.00  

Program Summary: Quest, Inc. helps individuals with developmental disabilities to experience a full life through specialized education, life skills development, vocational training and placement, a variety of residential options, and authentic summer camp experience.  

Website: questinc.org 

Address: 1509 East Colonial Drive, Suite 300, Orlando, FL 32803 

Phone Number: 407.218.4325 

 

 L.O.V.E. Our Youth, Inc.  

Program/Project: Rise & Thrive Expansion Program  

Award Amount: $10,000.00  

Program Summary: The Rise & Thrive Expansion Program is a dynamic program designed to empower today's youth with the knowledge and skills necessary for navigating the complexities of postsecondary education, career exploration and entrepreneurship.  

Website:  loveouryouth.org 

Address: 13013 Founders Square Drive, Orlando, FL 32828 

Phone Number: 321.252.8023 

Orange County School Readiness Coalition, Inc., DBA as Early Learning Coalition of Orange County  

Program/Project: Child Care Assistance  

Award Amount: $150,000.00  

Program Summary: ELCOC helps low-income families in Orlando access affordable, high-quality childcare through the Child Care Assistance Program, using a 1:1 funding match to deliver School Readiness services that support family stability and long-term success.   

Website: elcoforangecounty.org

Address: 7700 Southland Boulevard, Suite 100, Orlando, FL 32809 

Phone Number: 407.841.6607 

 

Orlando Day Nursery Association, Inc.  

Program/Project: Sustaining Our Strong Legacy of Care and Education  

Award Amount: $25,000.00  

Program Summary: At Orlando Day Nursery, our mission is to offer high-quality, affordable childcare to all. We provide loving, nurturing, and enriching experiences for our children and holistic support for our families to have a positive, lasting impact on their lives.   

Website:  orlandodaynursery.org 

Address: 626 Lake Dot Circle, Orlando, FL 32801 

Phone Number: 407.422.5291

 

 Orlando Neighborhood Improvement Corporation  

Program/Project: Pipeline to Stability  

Award Amount: $40,000.00  

Program Summary:  ONIC's Pipeline to Stability embraces an integrated, place-based approach in affordable housing to engage, support, and increase families' financial capabilities and resources to strengthen housing stability.   

Website:  orlandoneighborhood.org 

Address: 500 Delaney Avenue, Ste 303, Orlando, FL 32801 

Phone Number: 407.648.1623 

Poverty Solutions Group  

Program/Project: Circles Orlando, an initiative of Poverty Solutions Group  

Award Amount: $20,000.00  

Program Summary: Circles Orlando builds community to end poverty by increasing the economic stability of A.L.I.C.E. households typically navigating the benefits cliff by building long-term relationships with allies who help increase access to resources and social capital.  

Website: povertysolutionsgroup.org 

Address: 1000 Lincoln Ter, Winter Garden, FL 34787 

Phone Number: 407.347.3936 

The Mental Health Association of Central Florida, Inc.  

Program/Project: Mental Health Counseling and Care Management for the Uninsured  

Award Amount: $40,000.00  

Program Summary: The Mental Health Association works to promote equity of access to mental health care to the uninsured by providing free mental health and medications services, peer education and care management to diminish the widening gap in care options.  

Website: mhacf.org 

Address: 605 East Robinson Street, Suite 450, Orlando, FL 32801 

Phone Number: 407.898.0110 

 United Against Poverty, Inc.  

Program/Project: Uplifting Individuals and Families  

Award Amount: $35,000.00  

Program Summary: The goal of "UPlifting Individuals and Families" is to strengthen our crisis services and capacity by supporting the crisis navigator position and the Workforce Development/Recruiter position to meet increased demand.   

Website: uporlando.org 

Address: 150 West Michigan Street Orlando, FL 32806

Phone Number: 407.650.0774 Ext. 424 

University of Central Florida Foundation  

Program/Project: UCF Global Community English Program  

Award Amount: $50,000.00  

Program Summary: UCF Global’s Community English Program offers English language learning courses that incorporate digital literacy components and upskilling opportunities for Orlando’s growing workforce that leads to higher earning potential and career mobility.  

Website: ucffoundation.org 

Address: 2424 Research Parkway, Suite 250, Orlando, FL 32826-3208 

Phone Number: 407.882.1220 

Valencia College Foundation  

Program/Project: Valencia College: City of Orlando Accelerated Skills Training and English Language Programs: 2026  

Award Amount: $50,000.00  

Program Summary: Valencia College Accelerated Skills Training programs provide intensive hands-on training and student support services resulting in industry certifications for high-demand jobs, creating family-sustaining income and jobs with dignity for local residents.   

Website: valencia.org 

Address: 1800 South Kirkman Road, Mail Code DO-41, Orlando, FL 32811 

Phone Number: 407.582.3150 

 

 WOW Legacy Group  

Program/Project: WOW Legacy Group: Fall into Fabulous Family Sustainability Program  

Award Amount: $15,000.00  

Program Summary: Fall into Fabulous aids women in crisis, offering hope & resources to overcome adversity including unstable living conditions, limited employment and mental health struggles fostering resilience and community transformation.  

Address: 3415 W Lake Mary Boulevard, Unit 951112, Lake Mary, FL 32795 

Phone Number: 1.813.310.2107 

Support of Seniors

Center for Multicultural Wellness and Prevention, Inc.  

Program / Project: CMWP - Heart & Soul Seniors On The Move  

Award Amount:  $25,000.00  

Program Summary: CMWP - Heart & Soul Seniors On The Move program involves the seniors in health, wellness and fitness. Encouraging, supporting and enabling them to be independent.   

Website: cmwp.org 

Address: 1685 Lee Road, Suite 200, Winter Park, FL 32789 

Phone Number: 407.648.9440 

Central Florida Community Arts, Inc.  

Program / Project: Artistic Opportunities for Older Adults  

Award Amount: $35,000.00  

Program Summary: Central Florida Community Arts’ (CFCArts) Artistic Opportunities for Older Adults leverage the arts for cognitive health and social connection across theatre, choir, and performing arts experiences designed for adults age 55+.   

Website:  cfcarts.com 

Address: PO Box 385, Winter Park, FL 32790 

Phone Number: 407.937.1800 

Cornerstone Hospice Foundation  

Program / Project: Compassionate Care Without Barriers  

Award Amount: $45,000.00

Program Summary: Cornerstone Hospice Foundation's program "Compassionate Care Without Barriers" is dedicated to providing compassionate end-of-life and palliative support to those most vulnerable, including unsheltered and uninsured individuals.   

Website: cshospice.org 

Address: 2445 Lane Park Road, Tavares, FL 32778 

Phone Number: 407.572.2263 

Easter Seals Florida, Inc.  

Program / Project: Day Break at the Miller Center  

Award Amount: $15,000.00  

Program Summary: Easter Seals Day Break is an adult day healthcare program that provides affordable alternative to nursing home, group home or in-home care for adults. 48% of the members who attend Day Break are from the City of Orlando.  

Website: easterseals.com/florida 

Address: 2010 Crosby Way, Winter Park, FL 32792 

Phone Number: 407.629.7881 

Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar Association, Inc.  

Program / Project: SOLID (Seniors Overcoming Legal Issues Definitively)  

Award Amount: $20,000.00  

Program Summary: The mission of SOLID (Seniors Overcoming Legal Issues Definitively): provide legal services & education to vulnerable seniors living in the city with critical matters, including housing, consumer, domestic violence, employment barriers, and abuse/neglect.   

Website:  legalaidocba.org 

Address: 100 East Robinson Street, Orlando, FL 32801 

Phone Number: 407.841.8310

Lighthouse Central Florida  

Program / Project: Independent Living Skills for Seniors with Vision Loss  

Award Amount: $30,000.00  

Program Summary: Lighthouse Central Florida serves a critical role for seniors with vision loss by providing vision rehabilitation services at no cost to seniors, resulting in increased independence and the ability to age in place and live confidently in our community.  

Website: lighthousecfl.org 

Address: 2500 Kunze Avenue, Orlando, FL 32806 

Phone Number: 407.898.2483                

 Orlando Ballet, Inc.  

Program / Project: 2026 Gentle BeMoved in the Community  

Award Amount: $10,000.00  

Program Summary: Orlando Ballet's (OB) Gentle BeMoved is a dance fitness program that helps underserved Orlando seniors with varying cognitive and physical disabilities experience the physical, mental, and emotional benefits of dance. This program is free of charge.  

Website:  orlandoballet.org 

Address: 600 N Lake Formosa Drive, Orlando, FL 32803 

Phone Number: 407.418.9832 

Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra  

Program/Project: Harmonies of Connection: Music for Senior Well-Being  

Award Amount: $10,000.00  

Program Summary: The Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, in partnership with Seniors First’s Project Connect, will combat social isolation among seniors through virtual and live music performances, enhancing engagement, cognitive well-being, and emotional health in Central Florida.   

Website: orlandophil.org 

Address: 425 N Bumby Avenue, Orlando, FL 32803 

Phone Number: 407.896.6700

Rebuilding Together Tampa Bay, Inc.  

Program / Project: Disaster Readiness and Targeted Home Repairs for Low-Income Seniors  

Award Amount: $60,000.00  

Program Summary: Rebuilding Together Central Florida’s mission is to repair homes, revitalize communities, and rebuild lives, providing aging in place home repairs and upgrades and better preparing at-risk low-income Orlando seniors for future natural disasters.  

Website: rtgfl.org 

Address: 126 East Colonial Drive, Orlando, FL 32801 

Phone Number: 407.898.3777                

Seniors First, Inc.  

Program / Project: Project Home  

Award Amount: $245,000.00  

Program Summary: Project Home supports Orlando seniors in preserving their independence by providing home-delivered meals and durable medical equipment. This initiative allows them to continue living in the comfort of their own homes and communities.   

Website: seniorsfirstinc.org 

Address: 5395 L B McLeod Road, Orlando, FL 32811 

Phone Number: 407.292.0177

Volunteers for Community Impact  

Program/Project: The Senior Companion Program  

Award Amount: $50,000.00  

Program Summary: The purpose of the Central Florida Senior Companion Program is to assist frail elders in living independently in their own home for as long as possible. We also seek to combat senior food insecurity by providing volunteers who cook healthy meals.  

Website: vcifl.org 

Address: 3545 Lake Breeze Drive, Orlando, FL 32808 

Phone Number: 407.298.4180 

Domestic Violence

Harbor House of Central Florida, Inc.  

Program/Project: Shelter Services & Prevention  

Award Amount: $205,000.00  

Program Summary: Harbor House of Central Florida provides emergency shelter services to domestic violence survivors and innovative violence prevention programming for youth who have witnessed or experienced trauma.  

Website: harborhousefl.com 

Address: P.O. Box 680748, Orlando, FL 32868-0748 

Phone Number: 407.886.2244 

 

Orlando Health Foundation  

Program/Project: The Healing Tree program serving child victims of abuse and their non-offending family members.  

Award Amount: $75,000.00  

Program Summary: The Healing Tree program provides life-changing therapy services, at no cost, to child victims of criminal sexual and physical abuse and neglect to help them recover and to reduce the lifelong adverse effects of their trauma.  

Website: orlandohealth.com 

Address: 3160 Southgate Commerce Boulevard, Suite 50, Orlando, FL 32806 

Phone Number: 321.841.5301 

Samaritan Village, Inc.  

Program/Project: Samaritan Village’s Transitional Safehouse Program  

Award Amount: $50,000.00  

Program Summary: Samaritan Village's Transitional Safehouse Program provides a safe place where survivors of human trafficking can heal from trauma, recover from addiction, take back their lives, and become catalysts for change in their communities.   

Website:  samaritanvillage.net 

Address: PO Box 149599, Orlando, FL 32803 

Phone Number: 407.205.8976 

The Victim Service Center of Central Florida, Inc.  

Program/Project: VSC Prevention Education and Community Outreach Program  

Award Amount: $55,000.00  

Program Summary:  The Victim Service Center Prevention Education and Community Outreach Program targets the Orlando community to prevent violence and support survivors through public awareness, educational opportunities, and prevention training.   

Website:  victimservicecenter.org 

Address: 2111 East Michigan Street, Suite 210, Orlando, FL 32806 

Phone Number: 407.254.9415 

Improve Availability, Access and Consumption of Healthy Foods

 Blessings in a Backpack - Orlando Chapter  

Program/Project: Providing Hunger-Free Weekends to Orlando Children Facing Food Insecurity

Award Amount: $20,000.00  

Program Summary: Blessings Orlando is dedicated to preventing childhood hunger on the weekends by providing consistent ready-to-eat food for school-aged children facing food insecurity, ensuring they have the nourishment needed to learn and grow.   

Website: blessingsinabackpack.org 

Address: 6100 Dutchmans Lane Suite 603, Louisville, KY 40205 

Phone Number: 1.872.336.4554 

 

Edible Education Experience, Inc.  

Program/Project: Whole Health Kids 

Award Amount: $10,000.00  

Program Summary:  The mission of Edible Education Experience's Whole Health Kids program is to provide positive experiences with whole foods in the garden and kitchen to Central Florida youth in low-income families to improve their health and wellbeing.  

Website:  thekitchenhouse.org 

Address: 26 E King Street, Orlando, FL 32804        

Phone Number: 407.434.1168 

 

Jewish Family Services of Greater Orlando, Inc.  

Program/Project: Pearlman Food Pantry 

Award Amount: $20,000.00  

Program Summary: JFS Orlando’s Pearlman Food Pantry aims to alleviate hunger and reduce food insecurity by providing free food assistance to individuals and families in need throughout Central Florida.  

Website:  jfsorlando.org 

Address: 501 N Orlando Avenue, Suite 313, PMB 189, Winter Park, FL 32789 

Phone Number: 407.644.7593                 

 

One Heart for Women and Children, Inc.  

Program/Project: Improving Availability and Access to Nutritious Foods  

Award Amount: $70,000.00  

Program Summary: One Heart combats hunger and improves health by enhancing food access. We ensure supply, delivery, and access to healthy food, clothing, and care items for those in need and strengthen and encourage community-based responses to end hunger.   

Website: oneheartorlando.org 

Address: 2040 N Rio Grande Avenue, Orlando, FL 32804 

Phone Number: 321.424.0403 

 

 Prince of Peace/Principe de PaZ  

Program/Project: Healthy Food Program at POP  

Award Amount: $25,000.00  

Program Summary: Through grocery giveaways and wrap-around services, the Healthy Food Program at Prince of Peace (POP) Lutheran's Peace Center for Life (Centro de Paz para la Vida) provides nourishment in all its forms to the city's most vulnerable populations. 

Website: poporlando.com 

Address: 1515 S Semoran Boulevard, Orlando, FL 32807 

Phone Number: 407.277.3945 

 

 Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida, Inc.

Program/Project: Bring Hope Home 2026

Award Amount: $49,000.00

Program Summary: Bring Hope Home delivers safe, nutritious food boxes for homebound food insecure adults, primarily seniors, veterans, and individuals with disabilities, within the City of Orlando, helping them maintain their wellbeing and improve their food security.

Website: feedhopenow.org

Address: 411 Mercy Drive, Orlando, FL 32805      

Phone Number: 407.295.1066

 

Servant's Heart International Ministry, Inc.

Program/Project: Feeding Communities, Empowering Lives

Award Amount: $17,000.00

Program Summary: Servant's Heart Ministry works to create lasting change in our community by serving the most vulnerable living in food desert with weekly groceries and connection to community resources, empowering them to move from food insecurity to food security.

Website:  servantsheartministry.org

Address: 1326 Spruce Avenue, Orlando, FL 32824

Phone Number: 407.447.9022