Suffolk County Police hosted their annual Prom Impact event in Brentwood, providing free dresses, suits, and accessories to help local high school seniors attend prom without the financial burden. Newsday: Suffolk Police Prom Impact offers high schoolers dresses, tuxes, accessories for free Suffolk Police Prom Impact offers high schoolers dresses, tuxes, accessories for free Leah Bray shares with PEOPLE her advice for those wanting to make their own prom dresses ... Dunbar Vocational High School teacher Tyesa Walton launched the giveaway in memory of her daughter Chloe, who died at birth.

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