Strong together — for every family in the fight.
519Strong walks alongside families facing childhood cancer and serious illness — providing respite, encouragement, and real support. Twenty years, one mission, countless smiles.
A fund of Bridge Builders Community Foundation · Serving Venango, Clarion, Forest & Mercer counties and the surrounding area
“ If you're dealt some bad cards, work your way around them.
20
Years Strong
$57K+
Raised via Share the Love
$519
Scholarships in Jeremy's Name
4
Counties Served
We give families facing childhood cancer moments of relief — and reasons to smile.
Respite when the fight is relentless. Help with the bills the illness leaves behind. Encouragement that shows up when it's needed most.
Why we exist
Born from a fight. Built on a friendship.
519Strong is where two cancer stories meet — one that ended too soon, and one that turned survival into a promise to the next family.
The 519 — Jeremy Coast
The spirit we carry forward
Jeremy fought AML leukemia for three years and never stopped lifting up the people around him. 519 was his birthday and his motocross race number. He graduated with honors and dreamed of becoming a pediatric nurse — to help kids the way he'd been helped.
He passed in 2015 at eighteen. 519Strong exists to keep his relentless, joyful spirit alive.
The founder — Devin Gold
Carried once. Carrying others now.
At fourteen, Devin was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma. His community, his church, and a Make-A-Wish respite carried his family through — and he never forgot what that felt like.
He beat it. Then he made it his life's work to be that lifeline for the next family walking the road he knows by heart.
The words that got a family through
“God, church and friends. These are the things that get us through.”
— Bonny Gold, 2007
What we do
Three ways we show up.
Every dollar turns into rest, relief, or encouragement for a family in Western Pennsylvania.
01
Respite & Relief
Getting families out of the hospital and back to being a family — and easing the costs the illness piles on.
● 519 Experiences
All-inclusive family outings — like Pittsburgh Penguins game days.
● Family Assistance Fund
Travel, lodging & meals during Pittsburgh hospital stays.
02
Encouragement & Legacy
Keeping Jeremy's spirit in front of the next generation, and putting smiles in small hands.
● The $519 Scholarship
For students who overcame adversity with a positive attitude.
● Toy Drive & Sunshine Baskets
Little gifts and big encouragement for kids in treatment.
03
Community & Momentum
When a local family is hit, we rally the whole town — and multiply its generosity.
● Matching Campaigns
Dollar-for-dollar matches — like $5,190 for a local student's fight.
● Ride for a Cure & the 519 Shop
Events and gear that fund the mission.
20 years of showing up
Real families. Real relief.
Not a logo and a mission statement — two decades of turning up for people by name, right here at home.
$57K+
Powered by Share the Love
A. Crivelli Subaru chose 519Strong as their hometown charity — raising nearly $57,000 for local families.
Austin
Matched, dollar-for-dollar
When 15-year-old Austin was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, 519Strong matched the community up to $5,190.
On Air
Featured on WPXI Pittsburgh
Two families joined by loss, giving back to patients at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.
“After two years of waiting, Luca finally went to his first Penguins game — and he is hooked! For a couple hours he got to feel what it's like to be a kid without all the doctors and medications. I am so thankful for the friends that made this happen.”
— Marci, Luca's family · a 519Strong Penguins night
“A night away to enjoy Pittsburgh! A special thank you to 519Strong for sending our family to the game. Nothing is better than the gift of a fun family memory.”
— Chelsy, Aria's family · a 519Strong Penguins night
Get involved
Be the reason a family exhales.
However you show up, it turns into relief for someone in the fight.
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Fund respite trips, hospital-travel help, and encouragement for families who need it now.
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