The mission is a private organization that has been helping the hungry in Orlando since 1948.
It offers men's services downtown. The transitional home for single women and families, which I wrote about in the Rivera articles, is off OBT.
It's nondenominational, and accepts no federal aid. It is run solely on donations.
Its meals -- which I've sampled -- cost $2.52 per person each day.
The shelter requires its residents to stop drinking and taking drugs, although it does offer resources for addicts. They must seek work, and put 75% of their earnings into an account held by the shelter to use as a down payment for a rented or purchased home. It also asks residents to seek out some type of religious instruction.
The mission also offers classes on parenting, and budgeting, plus GED and high-school refresher courses.
