Coalition for the Homeless holds a ceremonial groundbreaking for its new Center for Women and Families in Parramore

City, county and federal leaders joined the Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026, to break ground on its new Center for Women and Families. Orange County's release calls the event "the ceremonial groundbreaking". Spectrum News 13 reported that evening that the leaders "broke ground Wednesday on a new center near downtown Orlando to serve homeless women and their children."

What changed

• The building: "more than 105,000 square feet", per the county. Spectrum calls it a "six-story building".
• What it adds, per the county: "112 additional short-term residential beds, an on-site health clinic, expanded meal service, childcare and youth programs, and more than 20 bridge housing units with more than 75 beds." The county expects it to expand the Coalition's service capacity "by 40 to 50 percent".
• The public money, per the county: $19.5 million from Orange County through federal community development, disaster recovery and emergency solutions grant programs, and $10 million from the City of Orlando through the Accelerate Orlando initiative.
• Federal money: Spectrum reports "another $3 million in federal funding". A News 6 report reposted on U.S. Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost's House site says Frost "secured $3 million for the center through the Fiscal Year 2026 federal appropriations process."
• The total cost: the reports differ. Spectrum gives "$60 million" and Bungalower "$57 million". Orange County's release gives no total cost.
• The builder: "DeAngelis Diamond, Foundations Project contractor", per the county.
• The name: Morgan & Morgan's announcement of June 17, 2026 says "the new facility will be named the Morgan & Morgan Center for Women and Families."

When

• The ceremony: Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026, 10:30 a.m.
• The work: the county's release says "The site is an active construction zone". Mast Newsroom, which its page marks AI-reported, said in May that "site work begins this summer". None of the sources read gives the day work began.
• The opening: "Coalition for the Homeless leaders hope to have the new center open during the first quarter of 2028," Spectrum reports. Bungalower says "Construction is expected to be completed by January 2028."

Where

• The Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida, 18 North Terry Avenue, Orlando, FL 32801, where the county's release placed the ceremony.
• Spectrum places the center "in Parramore".

What it means if you live here

• Nothing opens yet. The Coalition's leaders hope to open in the first quarter of 2028.
• What the plans add: 112 more short-term residential beds and more than 20 bridge housing units, with a health clinic and childcare on site, per the county.
• Who it serves: Spectrum describes it as a center "to serve homeless women and their children".