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Catholic Charities of Central Florida
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Welcome to Catholic Charities of Central Florida
A Ministry of the Diocese of Orlando
Embracing those in need with hope, transforming their lives through faith, compassion, and service.
Ministries
Agape Mission Markets
The Agape Mission Markets provide food assistance, to meet families’ nutritional needs in order to prevent food insecurity.
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Food Distribution
Culture of Life
The Culture of Life Office provides opportunities to protect and defend the sacredness and dignity of human life.
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Human Dignity
Financial Assistance
The Family Stability Program provides homelessness prevention, rapid rehousing services, and emergency financial assistance to those in need.
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Family Stability
Immigration Legal Services
Immigration Legal Services provides assistance with immigration, citizenship, employment authorization, and more.
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Medical & Dental Clinics
The medical and dental clinics provide free services throughout the Diocese of Orlando to eliminate barriers to accessing healthcare.
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Our Housing services exists to create strong, sustainable and quality affordable communities in the Diocese of Orlando.
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By the Numbers
pounds of food
distributed by volunteers July 2023 through June 2024.
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Our Catholic identity is integral to who we are as an organization. Learn more about the Roman Catholic Church.
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Explore the possibility of becoming Catholic. Find your local parish to inquire about the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA).
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We are guided by the Seven Principles of Catholic Social Teaching. Learn more about our mission and faith.
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“I prayed hard for the Lord’s help and always believed there is power in prayer. Then this miracle happened (of finding St. Luke’s),” Gavino said. “God works in miraculous ways.” Linda Gavino planned to move to the United States from the Philippines to be with her daughter, but in October 2023 doctors discovered colon cancer. While exploring treatments, she also noticed something unusual about one of her breasts. However, surgical fears and worries about moving kept her from asking questions. Early in 2024, Gavino could not ignore the changes in her breast. She did not have insurance and was not…
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Linda
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“After the war started, in the city where she lived in the south part of Ukraine, the situation was not so bad. Unfortunately, the day before Easter, she was in her apartment on the ninth floor, when a bomb exploded [pictured] between the third and fifth floors. While pregnant, she needed to run from the ninth floor, and her husband was not home at the time. There was smoke everywhere. She couldn’t see. When she made it outside, she saw a lot of people injured. Some were dead—even a three month old girl died. There were broken cars and fires…
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Svetlana
Client, Family Stability Program and Comprehensive Refugee Services
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“I’ve known about Catholic Charities since I got to Orlando in 2002. I have been back a few times since then. Two months ago, we were short on money because of the economic situation right now. I needed to send money to my parents because my mom is ill, and my husband is disabled. He gets some insurance money, but it’s not enough, so I have two and half jobs. I was short and unable to pay the electrical bill, so I needed some help. I work hard, and I pay my bills. I’ve asked for extensions because it’s hard,…
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Martha
Client, Family Stability Program
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Our News
Date Posted: 09.25.2024
Hurricane Milton Help
Food and water will be distributed on Saturday, October 12th beginning at 9:00 a.m. and ending no later than 1:00 p.m. Catholic Charities will provide food and water for those in need at the following locations: October 12, 2024Divine Mercy...
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Date Posted: 07.02.2024
Amendment 4 Information
An extremely grave amendment has been placed on the November 2024 ballot that seeks to erase pro-life protections by inserting language into the Florida Constitution prohibiting regulation of abortion. The amendment would allow late-term abortions, including when the baby is...
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Date Posted: 03.04.2025
Catholic Charities meets affordable housing needs
PORT ORANGE | Georgette Dell’Orfano moved into Epiphany Manor 17 years ago right after a tree crashed into her mobile home. “It was a real blessing,” she recalled. The timing could not have been more perfect. Today she is still glad...
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Date Posted: 01.16.2025
Program helps form priests to serve the poor
ORLANDO | Austin Adams and Josué Reyes Díaz arrived at Catholic Charities of Central Florida early on one cold morning. The line for food was already forming. Both men are seminarians for the Diocese of Orlando. Adams is a parishioner from Corpus...
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