Our Story

Andraestrong, is a California non-profit corporation, built on the legacy of Andrae Dominic Sanchez, a young man that battled an illness and inspired many locally and globally by his strong will to persevere and faith in God, through his trials.  Andrae was involved in track and field, football, wrestling, dance and drama at Tokay High School, as well as being focused on his education.  He was  17 years old when he received his cancer diagnosis but never let that stop him, he persevered and graduated high school as well as becoming an Eagle Scout, all while going through treatment.   After high school, he was a youth leader through Amplified Youth and freshman football coach at Tokay High School.  Andrae always reached out to kids in the community going through struggles, offering prayer, friendship and his testimony.