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Food assistance · HANDS to the Needy

Nobody hungry. Nobody turned away.

HANDS to the Needy is the community food project of Asians to the World Inc — free groceries, warm welcomes and about 300 families served every month across Orange County, Florida.

A volunteer handing bags of fresh groceries to a mother with her children at an outdoor distribution

Every 2nd & 4th Friday of the month

1:00–3:00 pm · 300 S Solandra Drive, Orlando

What is HANDS to the Needy?

Grocery bags with a whole lot of heart.

HANDS to the Needy provides assistance to anyone living in Orange County, Florida — with special care for single mothers and their children, the unemployed, the physically and mentally challenged, the working poor and the elderly.

We offer food, clothing, toiletries and skills training to uplift people’s condition and help every neighbor become self-sustaining. The feeding program reaches about 300 families a month, and food is always given free of charge, no questions asked.

On each 2nd & 4th Friday distribution, families receive free groceries and frozen food — an ever-changing selection of fresh produce, bread, dairy, proteins and more, enough to fill the table for the week ahead.

~300

families served every month

1–3 pm

on each distribution day — 2nd & 4th Friday

100%

free groceries, no questions asked

$0

cost — always free, always welcome

What we offer

Three ways we show up

Visit handstotheneedy.org

01

Bounty Bags

Every distribution day, families receive free groceries and frozen food — an ever-changing selection of fresh produce, loaves of bread, baked goods, dairy and proteins.

02

KidsGift — Back to School

Every last week of August we give school supplies — backpacks, notebooks, pens, crayons, paper, scissors — to families in need across the county.

03

KidsGift — Christmas

Every December we gift children from newborn to age 14 a package of toys, board games, books, stocking stuffers and winter-weather clothing.

Colorful backpacks and school supplies laid out for the KidsGift back-to-school drive

In action

A Friday at HANDS to the Needy

Tables under the tent, groceries in crates, and neighbors greeted with a smile — this is what the 2nd and 4th Friday looks like.

A volunteer at a market stand with fresh produce and eggs for neighbors
Fresh produce and eggs at the stand
Groceries including eggs, bread rolls and carrots laid out for distribution
Groceries laid out, ready for the line
A volunteer in a green shirt arranging loaves of bread beside boxes of eggs
Arranging fresh bread under the tent
A volunteer reaching over boxes of packaged bread and hot dogs under a canopy
Bread and hot dogs, handed out with a smile
A cheerful coordinator seated behind a table stacked with produce and pantry staples
A cheerful coordinator behind the table
A smiling vendor at a roadside stand with drinks, eggs and produce
A smiling face by the roadside stand
Volunteers with food donation boxes being prepared in a home setting
Food boxes bound for a family’s home
A group of neighbors gathered outside near a fence on a distribution day
Neighbors gathering on distribution day

These tables are ready for your hand too. Come volunteer a Friday, give a bag of groceries, or share this page with someone who cares.

Get help

Getting groceries is this easy.

Simply come by on the 2nd or 4th Friday, 1:00–3:00 pm, at 300 S Solandra Drive, Orlando, Florida 32807. No registration. No paperwork. No one checks your income — you are our neighbor, and that is enough.

Where to go

300 S Solandra Drive

Orlando, Florida 32807

Get directions

When to come

2nd & 4th Friday of every month

1:00–3:00 pm · Free food, always welcome

1

Come on by

Distributions are held on the 2nd and 4th Friday of every month, 1:00–3:00 pm, at 300 S Solandra Drive, Orlando. Just show up — no sign-up, no paperwork, no proof of income needed.

2

Get your groceries

Bring a bag or two. Each visit includes free groceries and frozen food — produce, bread, dairy, proteins and baked goods, always free.

3

Need a hand getting home?

Elderly and single mothers can receive free home delivery when volunteers are available. Call or text us and we’ll do our best to arrange it.

“Your hand is what a neighbor needs.”

This program cannot be done alone. Become an Ambassador of Help — volunteer a Friday, give a bag of groceries, or share this page with someone who cares.

Become an Ambassador of Help

Volunteer

Pack and hand out Bounty Bags, sort donations, deliver groceries to homebound neighbors, or help at the KidsGift drives.

Give

Your gift becomes groceries on someone’s table — and it’s tax-deductible. Give online, or by phone or text.

Donate supplies

Non-perishable food, toiletries, backpacks and new or gently used toys are always welcome. Reach out and we’ll tell you where to bring them.

Feed a family this week. Give once, give monthly, give a Friday.