KISSIMMEE, Fla. — A family-run nonprofit in Kissimmee is branching out, looking to help poverty-stricken families with more than just food.
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It’s not just packing book bags with school supplies — the group is doing it with lots of love.
Here are five things to know about Overflowing Fountain and their back to school event:
- Overflowing Fountain helps make homeless and less-fortunate people more self-sufficient.
- The nonprofit was started in May 2018.
- Overflowing Fountain provides hot meals once a month.
- Overflowing Fountain will be handing out more than 240 backpacks filled with school supplies on Saturday, July 27 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Villas at 17th Apartments in Kissimmee.
- Osceola County School District has about 3,500 homeless students -- meaning students that live in hotels, cars or the woods (this is a self-reported number).