UP Orlando relaunches ‘Quack Attack on Poverty’ 5K

For the first time in four years, United Against Poverty Orlando, also known as UP, is relaunching its initiative to feed hungry families across Central Florida.

The “Quack Attack on Poverty” 5K Walk and Run looks to raise thousands of dollars to provide food and toys for the holidays.

“I was living in one of those extended stay hotels,” Julie Sciarrillo, a cashier at UP Orlando, said. “During the pandemic they did not want to do anything for us. We had to get up and leave, it was horrible.”

Sciarrillo came to Orlando with no job and barely a place to live. She’s now working as a cashier at UP Orlando and has seen firsthand how it’s resources, like Hopeful Harvest, helps local families.