The Strong and Brave App is officially live on both the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. Listed in the app stores as Strong & Brave Foundation, the app lets supporters shop, donate, connect with supporters and staff, get event updates, buy tickets, and receive push notifications — all in one place.
A new Buddy Bench at Eastport-South Manor Elementary School is serving as a lasting tribute to the life of 9-year-old Briana Dolomite. Briana was diagnosed with a rare brain tumor and passed away less than a year later. Throughout her battle, her father, Daniel...
A Place for Kindness, Love, and Her Lasting Legacy
The most common causes of pediatric oncology funding gaps and the practical ways philanthropy and public-private programs help keep studies, staffing, and equipment moving.Pediatric cancer has long been shortchanged at the federal level. The National Cancer Institute...
Community, Connection, and Hope: The Strong and Brave Foundation Partners with the New York Islanders
Ninety percent of children diagnosed with cancer each year live in the poorest countries—the low- and middle-income countries where families earn less and have less access to critical medical infrastructure. And of those diagnosed, most will not survive. In higher...
A Manorville nonprofit says it is out thousands of dollars in donations after hiring a fundraising company that has since filed for bankruptcy — and it’s not alone. Daniel Dolomite founded the Strong and Brave Foundation from his home in Manorville to honor the memory...
For the 12 days of Christmas event the community donated gifts to the family over the 12 days leading up to Christmas that ended with a Kris Kringle event where a local restaurant donated $10,000 to the family. We dropped the gifts off each morning before they woke for the day. It was magic!
🦸♀️Superhero Saturday🦸♀️ Today’s superhero doesn’t wear a cape — she wears a Girl Scout sash and a heart full of kindness. We’re so proud to celebrate Raelyn, daughter of our Hope in Gray Vice President,...
In October 2025, Briana’s memory was honored in a deeply meaningful way at Treasure Coast Classical Academy with the unveiling of a friendship bench dedicated in her memory.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today announced a doubling of funding for its Childhood Cancer Data Initiative at the National Cancer Institute. The funding surge is designed to accelerate the development of improved diagnostics, treatments, and...
The FDA just approved the first treatment for Diffuse Midline Glioma (DIPG/DMG) — a rare and aggressive brain tumor that has devastated too many families. This tough cookie right here is one of our LOCAL warriors. We connected with her amazing mom back in 2023 and...
Krista Slaiding Honored with Patient Advocacy Award During LLS Visionaries Campaign
In May 2025, family, friends, and community members gathered at Temple Am Echad Ballroom for a beautiful afternoon honoring the life and memory of our daughter, Briana H. Dolomite, through a special fundraiser event: A Tribute to Briana: For Every Era.
A neighborhood sale became a day of generosity, conversation, and purpose.
For one night, laughter filled the room—and every laugh carried a purpose.
Briana’s Eras Fundraiser was a day filled with love, music, laughter, and community — all in honor of our beautiful Briana. Hosted at Wonderstruck Play Studio, the event brought families together to celebrate Briana’s life while raising funds for pediatric cancer research through The Strong and Brave Foundation Inc.
In this touching News 12 Long Island interview, Daniel Dolomite shares the story of his daughter, Briana Harper Dolomite, who bravely fought DIPG (Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma) before passing away at just 9 years old. Despite her challenges, Briana maintained a...
The cold was real. So was the reason everyone showed up.