Our Stories

Just the story you need this Father’s Day

Our patients will never forget hitting the dojo with Hawk from 'Cobra Kai'

Even knowing help is available isn’t always enough to remove the stigma of having a cleft.

A mother’s account of her child’s journey to cleft care in her own words.

Magaly is the mother of David, age five, a Smile Train patient in Quito, Ecuador. She shared with us her son’s journey to cleft care and what Smile Train has meant for her entire family.

Angelica was 15 years old, single, and had just given birth to a baby with a cleft. All she knew about clefts was how she had seen people with them harassed without mercy. But she promised to never give up on the little life before her. 

Monica has been through more than any child should, but today she shines bright.