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Hero Central: Learn How It Works

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Do you need a Hero or can you be a Hero? The First Coast is about to find out about a brand new venture to help our community.

Little Boy Gets Clothes His Own Size

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The little boy's reaction is priceless! An anonymous hero in our Hero Central program sends a box with football jerseys and jeans for a young Jacksonville boy, who was wearing his teenage brother's large clothes to school.

Father Loses Job after Sudden Death of Fiancee

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SANDERSON, Fla. -- Shortly after Timothy Leighton's fiancee died in a car crash, he lost his job. Now he has mounting medical bills and still hasn't paid for his fiancee's funeral.

Hero Central Toy and Food Drive

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- First Coast News is teaming up with local organizations to ensure that needy families have enough food and toys for a good holiday season.

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United Way 2-1-1 Phone System offers community access to health, social and human services. People living in a 9-county region of Northeast Florida can dial 2-1-1, the easy to remember, three-digit telephone number for free information and referral and access to health, social and human services. It is a non-emergency number.

Need a Hero: For more information on United Way 2-1-1 services, click here.

Be a Hero: United Way 2-1-1 is looking for volunteers. Click here for more information.