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Community events turn care into action — with welcoming ways for neighbors, families, and local partners to take part.

Community Feeding banner: A meal. A connection. A community.
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Illustrative volunteers preparing and serving community meals

December 2026 · Kissimmee

FEED Kissimmee

Help prepare and serve meals to neighbors across Kissimmee. We are now recruiting volunteer event helpers and cooks.

A warm meal. A welcoming table. Dignity for every neighbor.

Volunteers handing backpacks to children at a Field Day supply table
Children laughing during a sack race while parents cheer
Families visiting vendor booths with school supplies and community resources
Volunteers sorting notebooks, pencils, and backpacks into boxes

2026 · Polk & Osceola counties

Back to School: Field Day 2026

School supplies, family activities, and community connections for local families. Our goal is to serve 500 families with school supplies.

Event budget
$5,000
Families to serve
500

Planning targets; event date and location will be confirmed.

Community Feeding banner: A meal. A connection. A community.

Food insecurity · Annual community outreach

Community Feeding

A meal, a connection, and a community. Through Thanksgiving Meals and FEED Kissimmee, our annual meal outreach offers neighbors a welcoming table and care rooted in dignity.

Program goals
Help address food insecurity and strengthen community connections through annual Thanksgiving and December meal outreach.
Current needs
Volunteer cooks and event helpers, meal ingredients, food-safe packaging, serving supplies, and sponsors to support meal preparation and service.
Impact to date
Volunteers prepared and served Christmas meals on December 24, 2025, at 1000 Mann Street in Kissimmee with Osceola Response T.E.A.M. A meal count for that event has not been reported.
View our Christmas 2025 outreach

December 22, 2026 · Kissimmee

Christmas sign-up: volunteer or cook

Join us to prepare and serve a warm Christmas meal for our neighbors. Sign up to volunteer, cook, or do both.

Location: Kissimmee, FL (exact address sent by email). More details will be sent closer to the date.

volunteers@spiritrefugefoundation.org
I want to

Our service area · Central Florida

Polk & Osceola counties

Field Day brings school-supply support and community connections to families across these two counties, including the Poinciana area.

Polk County, Florida
725,046
Residents · April 1, 2020 Census
Florida EDR · 2020 Census profile
Osceola County, Florida
388,656
Residents · April 1, 2020 Census
Florida EDR · 2020 Census profile

County population counts provide service-area context; they are not the number of people served by the foundation.

Food insecurity

Help us fight food insecurity.

From our first Christmas meal for neighbors experiencing homelessness to FEED Kissimmee and Thanksgiving Meals, food is where our community care begins. Your gift helps put warm meals in front of families who need them most.

Vendors · Field Day 2026

Become a vendor

Bring your business, school supplies, or community resources to Back to School: Field Day 2026. Help connect families across Polk and Osceola counties with a stronger start to the school year.

Applications are expressions of interest. Event date, location, vendor fees, and participation requirements will be confirmed by our team.

Contact us about becoming a vendor

What we've done

Feed the Homeless — Christmas 2025

December 24, 2025 · 1–6 PM

Our community came together to prepare and share warm meals with neighbors experiencing homelessness at 1000 Mann Street, Kissimmee, FL 34741, in partnership with Osceola Response T.E.A.M. Volunteers cooked, served, and welcomed guests throughout the day.

Feed the Homeless flyer: December 24, 1–6 PM, 1000 Mann Street in Kissimmee, with Osceola Response T.E.A.M.
Volunteers and neighbors gathered together at the Feed the Homeless Christmas meal in 2025Group photo of volunteers and guests celebrating at the Christmas 2025 community mealVolunteers preparing and serving warm meals under tents at the Christmas 2025 community mealVolunteers handing out food and desserts to guests at the Christmas 2025 community mealTables with pies, cupcakes and holiday desserts served at the Christmas 2025 community mealVolunteers with the Osceola Response T.E.A.M. serving guests at the Christmas 2025 community mealOutdoor meal stations with food prepared for the Christmas 2025 community meal

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