Fares Speaks Up
Fares felt closed off from the world, but a local Smile Train partner is helping him express himself
![Linette Burton as a mime](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-05/linette-burton-50.jpg?itok=d6OQUwj6)
Linette Burton Breaks Her Silence for Smile Train
For this mime with a cleft, all barriers are imaginary
![Dr. Ann Kummer smiling](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-04/ann-kummer-50.jpg?itok=Ihc4fM2M)
Dr. Ann Kummer Wrote the Book on Cleft Care Management — Literally
Why this cleft speech pioneer is so passionate about donating to Smile Train
![Sarah Thomas with a patient and her mother in Guatemala](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-04/sarah-50.jpg?itok=hZf_drFM)
Sarah Thomas: Clefts Are a Problem We Can Solve Together
Just take that first step
![Dahlila with Miss USA Morgan Romano and Miss Teen USA, Faron Medhi](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-04/dahlila-with-miss-usa-miss-teen-usa.jpg?itok=a2SPFyN5)
How Sally Ensured Dahlila Would Never Bowl Alone
This mother and daughter duo are the queenpins of the cleft community
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They Held Mustafa Close, Then They Embraced Him
How Smile Train helped one family move from shock to smiles
![Joaquin holding a picture of himself before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-02/joaquin-50.jpg?itok=lwwO4jmn)
The World According to Joaquin
An 11-year-old patient shares his exceptional life story as only he can
The Ballad of King Daniel, the People’s King
Smile Train and the Sing Me a Story Foundation team up to bring a boy’s dreams to life
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My Marathon Summer
Our Manager of Team EMPOWER reflects on three marathons in three weeks
![Akuya smiling while holding a picture of herself before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-12/akuya-50.jpg?itok=87ES-4Qh)
“She Is Our Pride and What Gave Us Strength”
How a family from rural Togo overcame superstition and fear to get their daughter the care she needed
Cleft Con 2022: Introducing the #CleftProud Generation
From the NFL to high schools across the country, today’s young people with clefts are proud and unstoppable