On Tuesday evenings the kitchen on Playa Del Sol Lane still smells like rice and roasted vegetables. Neighbors walk in without an appointment. We pack hot meals, sit with a parent who is behind on rent, and write down the next step before anyone leaves. That is the work. Not a slogan —a weekly habit.
Mission: Supporting struggling families, improving quality of life, and building lasting community welfare programs.
We keep the work local and specific: crisis cash and counseling for families, Tuesday night meals, Saturday mentoring, and weekday skills classes for people who just lost a shift.
Emergency grocery cards, a same-week counseling hour, and help reading a shut-off notice. Emergency aid and personal financial counseling help vulnerable households get through a crisis with dignity.
2,500+ households reached directly.
How it works
Resume labs, basic Excel and email, and introductions to hiring managers who already know our staff. Digital skills training, job connections, and career courses for workers who have lost their jobs.
600+ learners have finished a full course.
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Hot meal packages every Tuesday in Saint Cloud, weekend outdoor mentoring, and check-in calls for older neighbors who live alone. Nutrition care, periodic health support, and social activities for isolated seniors and children in need.
4,000+ nutritious meals served.
Join a shiftThese are ordinary afternoons: a pantry line, a shared meal, a planning table, a food drive in the parking lot. We publish them so donors can see the rooms where the money is spent.
Treasurer Denise N. Rossi, CPA, CGMA, keeps the split simple and public: eighty-eight cents to frontline programs, eight cents to keep the lights and filings current, four cents to ask for the next gift. Form 990 is prepared on a calendar year ending December 31.
Eric signs the legal papers, greets families at the Tuesday line, and answers the email that comes in after midnight. He oversees strategic mission execution, IRS 501(c)(3) public-charity compliance, fiscal transparency, and community outreach alliances across Saint Cloud, FL, USA. Concurrent work includes senior partnerships and overall supervision: general leadership, legal representation, signing official documents, and setting strategic direction.
The IRS determination letter dated May 11, 2023 names the organization as a public charity under section 509(a)(2), effective January 1, 2023. Gifts are deductible under IRC §170.
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When the air-conditioning failed on a 92-degree afternoon, we did not write a plan. We bought a window unit and sat with the family until the house cooled down.
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Saturday mornings behind Narcoossee Road: algebra worksheets, borrowed laptops, and a coach who already knows the child"s name.
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Calendar year 2025 closed with Form 990 in draft, 88 percent of gifts on the program line, and a public invitation to read the books.
Read the full reportWe send one letter a month: meal dates, workshop seats, and what the crisis fund covered. If you can spare two hours, the kitchen needs hands at 5 p.m. on Tuesdays.
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