Word on the Street — Central Florida — Since 2005

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Meeting the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual needs of Central Florida’s homeless and unsheltered, one person at a time.

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01 / The road so far

On the streets since 2005.

20+
Years serving
260,260+
Meals served
100,000+
Hours face to face
770,000+
Miles on the road

11,935 tents & 120,285 sleeping bags handed out, before the weather turns.

A man in a U.S. Army cap reading from a worn Bible On the street

02 / What we do

Homelessness isn’t a program to us.
It’s personal.

WOTS goes where people are: into camps, along streets, through wooded areas, and behind the places most folks never look. We don’t wait for anyone to find us.

We show up with food, tents, sleeping bags and practical help for the need in front of us. Then we do the harder part. We stay. We listen, we pray, and we keep coming back, building the kind of long-term relationships that actually change lives.

Why we do it

03 / Your giving

This is what
your giving does.

A volunteer handing a hot meal to a man in line
01

Feed someone

Meals, groceries and snack bags.

A truck bed loaded with tents and sleeping bags
02

Keep someone safe

Tents, sleeping bags, tarps and essential supplies.

Outreach with people gathered on a street corner
03

Keep us on the street

Fuel, outreach, emergency assistance and ongoing care.

04 / Serve

Put your boots
on the ground.

Pack. Feed. Drive. Serve.

You don’t need a title or a committee. You need a pair of hands and a willingness to show up. Serve alongside the ministry and meet the people you’ve driven past.

  • Pack snack, hygiene and supply bags for the road.
  • Feed by cooking or providing meals for gatherings.
  • Drive and distribute donated food and supplies.
  • Serve side by side on outreach, face to face.
Volunteer with us
Volunteers and neighbors outdoors at a WOTS gathering

05 / Stories

Real people.
Real stories.

A large crowd gathered outdoors under oak trees at a WOTS outreach
More than a meal. Community, dignity and consistency, week after week.

Watch the work

See what a day on the street with WOTS looks like.

Two people leaning together in a selfie under a tent

Presence matters

Sometimes the most important thing we bring is time.

A woman receiving a tent and sleeping bag

A tent and a bag

Shelter, handed over one person at a time.

More stories
Volunteers serving food at a long outdoor table

About WOTS

Be present.
Keep coming back.

Word on the Street Homeless Ministries exists to meet the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual needs of the homeless wherever they are found, to the glory of God.

It is not a food program with a Bible verse attached. It is people, compassion, relationships and the Gospel, in the difficult and ordinary moments of life.

06 / You are not a number

Need help?

If you are experiencing homelessness, or you are struggling with food, shelter or basic needs, reach out. No judgment. We will listen and help however we can.