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Building Strength Through Life’s Hardest Challenges

We stand with families caring for children with complex medical needs, empower youth to grow through challenge, and invite people everywhere to live with courage and purpose.

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We envision a world where families facing life’s hardest challenges are supported and strengthened — where youth learn resilience early, and people are equipped to meet adversity with courage, compassion, and inner strength.

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Who We Serve + What We Do.

We began with families raising children with complex medical needs—but Heart Strong is a call for all of us. We stand with families carrying heavy loads, empower youth to grow through challenge, and invite YOU to build strength from the inside out.

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FAMILIES.

We invest in families raising children with complex medical needs—helping them build strength, leadership, and resilience for the long road.

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YOU.

Because everyone faces challenges. The Heart Strong movement invites each of us to grow through adversity and build a world where strength starts from the inside out.

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YOUTH.

Through Play Heart Strong, we inspire the next generation to meet challenge with courage and lead with heart—on the field and in life.

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Heart Strong Starts Here

Heart Strong began with families facing the hardest things—complex medical challenges, uncertain futures, and impossible choices. We realized that what we saw in them—resilience, grit, and deep courage—wasn’t just for them. It was for all of us.

Because everyone faces adversity.

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Heart Strong is more than an organization - it’s a mindset and movement for those ready to rise, grow, and lead through life’s inevitable challenges.

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Get occasional updates on our work supporting families, empowering youth, and building resilience through life’s hardest challenges — plus simple Heart Strong reflections to encourage courage and strength from the inside out.