Our Stories

Degree recognizes a career of leadership, vision, and smiles

Smile Train brought 200+ medical partners from 40+ countries to America’s leading cleft conference

How one chapter of Smile Train’s Smile Impact Society made 2020 its most lucrative year yet.

Thanks to Dr. Cuadros — and Smile Train — having a cleft on the Navajo reservations of New Mexico is no longer a sentence to a life of isolation and sickness.

These dedicated Smile Train supporters didn't let COVID-19 stop their annual fundraising event. 

"There's power in my cleft."

Grace combined her two passions by hosting a tie-dye party to benefit Smile Train. 

"I know Smile Train really is changing the world one smile at a time because one of those smiles is mine."

"I realized that I needed to put my shyness to the side if I really wanted to help others.”

"Knowing the strong emotions I felt when Ethan was born, it was hard to imagine how a family with no access to life-saving surgery would feel. I wanted to help."