![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
![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
![Nina with patient](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-03/nina-50.jpg?itok=DYsVQ52U)
Dr. Nina Capo-Chichi: “Clefts Go Deeper Than What You See”
Our Program Director for West Africa on the particular impact of clefts on women and girls
![Young patient smiling and holding a Smile Train sign](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-02/inspiremore-header-boy.jpg?itok=LHcBoOXW)
InspireMore Partnership Recognized at Social Impact Awards
Spreading the good news about Smile Train
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
Susanna Finds Her Voice
Denied care as a child, she had to relearn to speak at age 20
![Jian holding a picture of herself as a baby, before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-01/jian-50.jpg?itok=vcI1yn22)
![Candace Mauck and Troy Reinhart smiling at a Team Empower event](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-01/candace-50.jpg?itok=ribx9Vxp)
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