Christian Service Center For Central Florida Inc

Programs: The family & emergency services program provides immediate emergency assistance (food, rent/mortgage assistance, utility assistance, clothing, prescriptions, transportation) to the hurting of central florida, refers clients to other agencies or governmental programs and works with clients to develop an action plan to improve their long-term situation. Its primary goal is to aid people facing an unexpected financial crisis in maintaining their residence and avoiding homelessness. Fes operates out of downtown orlando, ocoee, and winter park. 5,746 people received direct aid in 2017, which inlcudes special homeless outreach provisions from our winter park location.

daily bread serves a free nourishing noontime meal to anyone who is hungry six days a week from two soup kitchens in downtown orlando and in ocoee (west orange county). Clothing, legal aid and counseling are also available, as needed, to meet emergency needs for daily bread clients. Daily bread served 113,220 free meals to hungry individuals in central florida during 2017. Volunteers donated over 24,500 hours of service at daily bread.

the love pantry (in-school pantry project) provides struggling families with an emergency food supply directly through the schools. Participating schools were provided with a cabinet stocked with 23 of the most common food and hygiene items, plus community resource information. In 2017, 63 orange county public schools and 5 seminole county public schools distributed 103,276 food and 3,205 hygiene items to 25,563 household members, of which 16,042 were children. Volunteers donated over 850 hours in service to the love pantry.

the christian service center distributes clothing to the poor through three thrift stores located in downtown orlando and in ocoee. Donations of clothing and household goods are distributed through these thrift stores to christian service center clients who need them through a voucher program, free of cost to the client. New and designer clothing is also available for purchase to the entire community at very affordable pricing. In 2017, 10,200 articles of clothing were distributed from these locations. 72,830