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United States
Monica Bush: Confessions of a Cleft Mom
Cleft-affected and feeling alone? Read this.
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United States
Why Smile Train Banks On Beatriz
"My priority is always my allegiance to all of our constituents. Always."
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United States
Susannah Schaefer Receives Honorary Doctorate from SUNY
Degree recognizes a career of leadership, vision, and smiles
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United States
Half Marathon, Whole Hearts
Three women help others by helping themselves with Team EMPOWER
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United States
Renewing Ties, Renewing Purpose: The 79th Annual ACPA Meeting
Smile Train brought 200+ medical partners from 40+ countries to America’s leading cleft conference
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United States
Eric Hustles for Smiles All Day
A member of our grants management team puts his whole self into every half marathon for Team EMPOWER
Argentina
Luaxana: Cleft Care Amid COVID Lockdown
Facing unprecedented uncertainty, a young family found hope with Smile Train
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Peru
Shining, Sparkling, Smiling Kristhell
How one kind stranger changed a little girl’s life
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United States
How Lisa Fast Turned Tragedy Into More Life for Children in Need
The smiles her mother inspired will live on forever
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Nigeria
Opeyemi: Families, Like Smiles, Come in Many Forms
His father abandoned the family when he was born with a cleft. His mother never stopped trying to make him smile
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Peru
Visiting Our Patients with Miss USA and Miss Peru
A Smile Train staff member’s reflections on a week of seeing cleft patients’ dreams come true