Zambia Apr 22, 2021 Oscar is a Gift How a mother found the strength to raise eight boys on her own and a son found the strength to smile.
Uganda Feb 22, 2021 Livingstone Clings to Life Cleft surgery was only one piece of Livingstone's journey from malnourished baby to star of his village.
Philippines Dec 30, 2020 A Banner Year for Elizabeth Elizabeth's family tries to find the cleft surgery she desperately needs, in the middle of a lockdown.
United States Dec 28, 2020 Virtual Marathons, Real Lives Saved When endurance events got canceled around the world, these Smile Train supporters ran anyway.
United States Dec 11, 2020 Why Hema Smiles No Matter What When Hema was 12 years old, she learned that not everyone born with a cleft received the care she did. She decided right then to change that.
United States Nov 20, 2020 Three Generations of Clefts, One Lifelong Commitment to Smiles Why Dave is a proud monthly donor to Smile Train.
Congo, Democratic Republic of the Oct 19, 2020 A Walk to Freedom Nkunda had to hide in the bushes on his journey to school every day. Something needed to be done.
Zambia Sep 23, 2020 Baby Samson’s Superhuman Strength Aunt Rebecca did not trust that her sister would provide Samson with the special care he needed. So, she brought him back to the place he was born, the tiny-two room house he now shared with 13 relatives, all female.
Philippines Sep 8, 2020 Bravery And Courage Also Run In Her Family Just when Jeann thought she had found a way to get her daughter with a cleft to a healthy weight, COVID-19 forced the entire island into lockdown.
United States Aug 11, 2020 “It is a Journey”: In Conversation with the Mom of a Child With a Cleft Clefts are not just "fixable."
United States Jul 22, 2020 Team EMPOWER’s 24 Hour Run for Smiles Races Past its Goal The plan was simple: Raise $12,500 by having someone, somewhere, running or walking for smiles every minute of the day July 1.
United States Jun 30, 2020 Chelsea and Luca When Chelsea learned Luca would be born with a cleft, she couldn't find a community to comfort her. So she started her own.