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Empowering Communities

ONE FAMILY AT A TIME GLOBALLY!

UNITED FOUNDATION OF CENTRAL FLORIDA, INC.

United Foundation of Central Florida, Inc., (UFCF) is a 501(c)(3) public foundation focused on early intervention, leading to prevention.  UFCF’s Board of Directors answered the Pine Hills community’s concerns to provide proven solutions to concerns that negatively affected the community by researching programs that work to clean up communities. The Harris Rosen Tangelo Park Program is one of the most successful. It was a natural choice for the foundation to duplicate, with a mission to partner and unite with local community and neighborhood organizations to positively transform families and individuals, utilizing early intervention and educational resources. The results of the Tangelo Park Program left Tangelo Park residents with job creation (a decrease in unemployment), a graduation rate increase from 20% to 100%, crime reduction, and an increase in family unity. Our model has aided in transforming Evans High School's graduation rate from 46% to 97%, crime reduction, and increased holistic wrap-around family support services. Through the commitments of our Board of Directors, FLU Students, and volunteers, we have amassed $18.3 Million in economic impact on the Central Florida Community, yielding 163,458 hours of volunteerism and programming hours. To read more, please click here.


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Central Florida nonprofit organization offers a mentoring program for students.


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Under our UFCF Food Distribution/Drive/Drop Program - At the start of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus, the foundation received a phone call that there was a dire need for food resources as an increase in food insecurities hit our communities. This increase in food insecurities impacted the greater Pine Hills Community and our surrounding areas. It was imperative that this need was met to curve the impact COVID-19 had on our families, such as job loss, increase in hunger, and homelessness. We collaborated with partners, and as of June 2023, we have distributed over 4.7 million meals. For information on our Food Distribution Program, please click here.


2023 Orange County Sheriff’s Office

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Orange County Sheriff's Office awarded nearly $100K in grants a week or two ago as a part of its Community Crime Prevention Program. Fifteen local organizations and programs received funding: The United Foundation of Central Florida, Inc. received a $10,000 grant, the maximum amount an organization could receive. The Sheriff’s Office Grant supports evidence-based violence reduction, safety, and drug abuse education and prevention programs; we will focus on grants for the Pine Hills Community. The United Foundation of Central Florida, Inc. has received this $10,000 grant for three consecutive years.

Video Courtesy of the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

Photos from one of the three awards given to the foundation.


Jessi Park, President & Founder of Inspired Insurance Solutions Donates $16,500 in Computer Equipment to UFCF

On Wednesday, November 17, 2021, The United Foundation of Central Florida, Inc. received a generous donation of 22 computers from Jessi Park President & Founder of Inspired Insurance Solutions (@inspiredinsurancesolutions). These computers that will be located in our Solutions Center Computer Lab will ensure that we can continue our S.T.E.A.M. Education Program with our young people & our Senior Computer Education/Literacy Program. To read the full press release, please click here.



The Foundation is doing great work bridging the gaps in the educational and mentoring needs of the Pine Hills community, and actively empowering the community’s youth.
— Ninth Circuit Court of Florida

Exposes student scholars to STEM Education, College Readiness, Life after high school, and Leadership through service to the community. Bridging the gaps in both educational and mentoring needs of our Pine Hills Community using a holistic approach.

Future Leaders United After-School Enrichment and Mentoring Program


As a proud alumna of this transformative program, Future Leaders United, the opportunity to contribute directly to the community feels like a beautiful full-circle moment. The Foundation’s dedicated efforts to empower and uplift the lives within our community resonate deeply with my passion. It’s the embodiment of why I am genuinely in love with the impactful work we do!
— Zanisha Premilien, Senior Ranking Member, Director, Alumni Engagement & Advancement (Junior Board Member)

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