Free sandbags available to residents and businesses at recently-flooded Orlando nonprofit

A local nonprofit said it wants to share an important message before another storm brings heavy rains to the area.

United Against Poverty (UP Orlando) is offering free sandbags to SoDo-area residents and businesses.

The organization’s own property along West Michigan Street recently suffered extensive damage due to localized flooding over Labor Day weekend.

Staff and volunteers spent the holiday draining water, mopping floors, airing out offices, and deciding what items were salvageable after water poured into the building.