Overview

• Of this year’s $500,000 in Disney Grants, $300,000 is targeted to hunger programs supporting Valencia College’s VCentials pantry, United Against Poverty’s mobile pantry, and Osceola Council on Aging.
• The grants are expected to help VCentials aid over 2,500 students, bolster mobile distributions reaching more than 1,200 families, and provide roughly 14,000 meals for older adults and families in Osceola County.
• Disney Harvest, a partnership with Second Harvest Food Bank since 1991, donated more than 722,000 pounds of surplus food last year, equivalent to about 600,000 meals for nine local nonprofits.
• In 2024, Disney provided $150,000 to Second Harvest and contributed an additional $500,000 for Hurricane Milton relief, while cast members logged nearly 3,500 volunteer hours and directed $115,000 through grants and matching gifts.
• Next steps include Disney VoluntEARS returning to CANstruction Orlando in October and Disney chefs preparing 1,000 Thanksgiving dinners to be served in November at Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida.