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![YLC co-chair Lou Jug speaks at Cleft Con Chicago in July](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-09/cleft-con-chicago-smile-train.jpg?itok=cbzyIF2y)
United States
Voices From the First-Ever In-Person Cleft Con
“It truly felt like we all needed it — as though it fed our souls”
![Azza smiling](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-09/azza-smiling-innovinity-free-cleft-lip-palate-surgery-egypt.jpg?itok=1jVt9oj_)
Egypt
Innovinity Gives Children With Clefts Their Big Breaks
Our partners understand that children with clefts need so much more than surgery to thrive
![Miranda picking strawberries with her step-children](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-09/lisa-boucher-miranda-50.jpg?itok=8mxf6UpB)
United States
Reflections from Lisa Boucher, RN and Cleft Mom
“It was unnerving at first to sit holding my infant in a small room surrounded by physicians. The only thing missing was a spotlight.”
![Nathalie as a girl](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-08/nathalie-martinez-cleft-lip-palate-community-girl-50.jpg?itok=tpanAGTP)
United States
Nathalie Martinez is Using Her Voice to Make Cleft Treatment More Accessible
A powerful reminder that there’s no such thing as “normal”
![Dr. Maria Campodónico, a pediatric dentist at Fundación Gantz, makes a heart with her hands](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-06/amaro-maria-campodonico-pediatric-dentist-fundacion-gantz-free-cleft-lip-cleft-palate-surgery-chile-smile-train.jpg?itok=IBF14cpT)
United States
Five Myths About Clefts That Couldn't Be More Wrong
Fact: A cleft is never anyone's fault and often requires a lifetime of comprehensive treatment
![Krysta with her son holding a Smile Train sign](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-02/smile-fest-krista.jpg?itok=jLnKZMQL)
United States
"Do's and Don’ts" of the Cleft Community That Remind Us “Every Smile Has a Story.”
Advice straight from people who have been there
![Nanette standing in front of her self-portrait, A Lotus Grows in the Mud](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-06/nanette-in-front-a-lotus-grows-in-the-mud.jpg?itok=aYcx27-F)
United States
Nanette Fluhr: Art as a Medium for Connection
For Nanette, exercising her artistic talent is about making a positive impact in the community.
Chile
Amaro’s Smile “Fills Hearts”
His story proves the truly transformative difference our model makes
United States
From Big City Streets to Kenyan Communities
Crissy Maier is committed to advocating and raising awareness for cleft care everywhere
![Monica Bush with her family at the beach](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-05/monica-bush-with-family-cleft-lip-palate-care-indiana-america-smile-train-community.jpg?itok=qhUYDREo)
United States
Monica Bush: Confessions of a Cleft Mom
Cleft-affected and feeling alone? Read this.
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Egypt
Sama’s Mother Never Gave Up on Her. Neither Will We
Where there’s a mother’s love, there’s always hope