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Tanzania
Cleft Nutrition Care Is Saving Lives in Tanzania
When a cleft makes feeding impossible, so is cleft surgery
![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”
![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.”
Kenya
A Life-Changing Transformation
Christine Errico’s cleft journey inspires advocacy at home and abroad
![Immaculata before surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-08/immaculata.jpg?itok=9nujHcsl)
Nigeria
Immaculata: How a Mother's Faith Brought Hope and New Beginnings
A story of maternal love and faith bringing a family light out of darkness
![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
![Kenyan Drake and Mathias Kiwanuka pose with a Smile Train patient in Argentina](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-07/kenyan-drake-las-vegas-raiders-mathias-kiwanuka-smile-train-argentina-benicio-muscles.jpg?itok=BEf51ylR)
United States
Kenyan Drake and Mathias Kiwanuka Put Their Hustle to Work for Smile Train Patients
When it comes to helping children smile, there is no offseason
![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.
![Audrey and Herve holding their twins, Lloyd and Floyd](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-06/lloyd-floyd-with-parents-before-free-cleft-lip-palate-surgery-cameroon-smile-train.jpg?itok=AJyGV3ll)
Cameroon
Lloyd and Floyd: From Double the Shock to Double the Smiles
Sometimes opportunity is a knock. Other times, it’s a call from your mother