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Administrative Offices
Christian Service Center
for Central Florida,
Inc.
808 W. Central Blvd.
Orlando, FL 32805
407 425-2523
E-mail:
Marketing
Executive Director
Robert F. Stuart
Outreach Editor
Greg Gentleman
2007
Officers and
Board of Directors |
History
of The
Christian
Service
Center
for
Central
Florida,
Inc.

History
of
the
Christian
Service
Center
The
Center
was
founded
June
1,
1971,
under
the
sponsorship
of
the
former
Orange
County
Association
of
Churches.
The
basic
founding
purpose
was
to
provide
a
vehicle
whereby
all
area
denominations
could
work
together
to
meet
the
ever-mounting
human
needs
in
our
area.
The
Christian
Service
Center:
- Is
one
of
the
oldest
inter-denominational
missions
in
Central
Florida,
commemorating
almost
30
years
of
partnership
with
the
Central
Florida
community.
- In
1998,
served
our
2,000,000th meal through our Daily Bread program
- Has
received
23
Walt
Disney
World
Awards
for
Community
Service
and
is
the
only
agency
to
receive
the
Outstanding
Disney
Award
three
times.
- Is
supported
with
in-kind
gifts,
financial
contributions,
and
volunteer
services
by
250
churches
of
34
different
denominations
and
more
than
7,000
individuals,
businesses,
and
civic
groups.
- In
addition
to
food
and
clothing,
provides
rent
and
utilities
to
those
in
immediate
need;
gasoline
vouchers
for
transportation
to
and
from
a
job;
travel
vouchers
for
emergency
cases;
employment
counseling
and
referral;
drug
and
alcohol
addiction
referrals;
phone
calls;
adult
day
care
programs;
after
school
tutoring;
and
non-residential
mentoring
program
such
as
Fresh
Start
and
Mothers
Helping
Mothers.
Revised:
January 19, 2008
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