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United Way Space Coast launched its 2025 fundraising campaign with a goal of $4.5 million.

The funds will support 33 partner agencies that address issues like hunger, homelessness, and early learning.

Brevard Public Schools Superintendent Mark Rendell is the 2025 campaign chairman.

Catherine Murphy, principal at Endeavour Elementary School in Cocoa, believes just a few people lending a hand can be the difference between kids going hungry and having a more typical childhood.

She recalled that during her first year at the school, two sixth graders asked for weekend meals, saying they needed them so they could spend the night at each other's houses.

"That didn't quite hit home with me because I didn't quite understand," Murphy said. "But they said, 'We know that our

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