407UNITED

Stronger together.
For the 407.

407United is a teen-led initiative building stronger communities by increasing youth civic participation, supporting local organizations and small businesses, and creating meaningful opportunities for young people to make a lasting impact.

Our Mission
Young people talking together in a Central Florida park
407 Goods

407Goods

Discover local. Support small. Share the 407. Curated gift boxes and stories from independent makers across Central Florida.

Shop Local

CivicSpark

Inspire, engage, and empower young people to lead and make change.

Explore

407Research

Ask. Listen. Research. Propose. Youth-led research that turns local perspective into practical ideas.

Learn More

407Volunteer

Show up locally. Cleanups, events, and opportunities to make a difference nearby.

Get Involved

407Youth Advocacy

Carry young people’s priorities to the people who decide, and build the skills to make the case.

Take Action
407 Goods

Shop local. Give back. Spread joy.

A youth-led social enterprise helping Orlando’s small businesses gain visibility and customers through curated local gifting.

What we do

We create gift baskets filled with products from local small businesses, curated by teens who care about our community. You tell us what you’d like, and we pack it into a box, basket, or bag.

You only pay for the items. We wrap everything for free.

Have a small business you’d like us to source from? We’re happy to.

  • Strengthens our community
  • Supports small businesses
  • Empowers youth leadership
  • Shares joy through giving

Who’s in a basket

Local makers we source from. Selection varies with availability.

  • Gideon’s BakehouseCookies
  • Lineage Coffee RoastingBeans, whole or ground
  • Obon ChocolatierBonbons
  • Old Hearth BakeryLavash — kummelweck, sesame, parmesan red pepper
  • Khasiyat SweetsIndian snacks and sweets
  • Kelly’s Ice CreamGift cards, pins, socks
  • Poma JewelryBracelets, earrings, necklaces
  • Park Ave CDsVinyl, CDs, posters
  • Palmer’s GardenAir plants and succulents
  • Mannix VanillaExtracts, blends, powder, sugar
  • Ginger Jellies & JamsPreserves
  • South African JerkyDried meats

Delivery

Baldwin Park · Park Lake Highland · Downtown Orlando · Winter Park

Budget

Give us a price range and we’ll build something to fit it.

Order

Message @407goods on Instagram to start a basket.

407Research

The State of Small Business
in the 407

  1. Survey
  2. Data
  3. Findings
  4. Policy Ideas

We’re asking Central Florida’s small business owners what is working, what is getting in the way, and what would actually help — so we can turn what we hear into ideas local leaders can act on.

Take the Survey What we’re asking

CivicSpark

A civics app for students — a daily knowledge challenge, live legislation from congress.gov, and a way to find and contact your representatives.

Open the app

407Volunteer

Cleanups, events, and hands-on ways to show up locally.

Opportunities are being lined up now — tell us what you’d turn out for.

Get in touch

407Youth Advocacy

Carrying young people’s priorities to the people who decide, and building the skills to make the case.

In development. The research above is where it starts.

Get involved

Blog

Stories, perspectives, and student voices from across the 407.

The first posts are being written. Want to contribute one?

Pitch a post

Our Mission

Listen locally, connect people, and turn ideas into action.

407United is a teen-led initiative dedicated to building stronger communities by increasing youth civic participation, supporting local organizations and small businesses, and creating meaningful opportunities for young people to make a lasting impact.

We connect young people with the local businesses, communities, and civic issues that shape Central Florida. Through 407Goods, CivicSpark and 407Research, we support locally owned businesses, encourage young people to take part in their communities, and gather local perspectives that help identify challenges and inspire practical solutions.

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    Support local business407Goods puts money and attention back into independent makers across Orlando.
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    Bring young people inCivicSpark makes local government legible, and 407Volunteer turns interest into showing up.
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    Ask, then act407Research gathers what the 407 actually says, and 407Youth Advocacy carries it to the people who decide.