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Nanette standing in front of her self-portrait, A Lotus Grows in the Mud
United States
Jun 30, 2022

Nanette Fluhr: Art as a Medium for Connection

For Nanette, exercising her artistic talent is about making a positive impact in the community.

United States
Jun 7, 2022

From Big City Streets to Kenyan Communities

Crissy Maier is committed to advocating and raising awareness for cleft care everywhere
Monica Bush with her family at the beach
United States
May 25, 2022

Monica Bush: Confessions of a Cleft Mom

Cleft-affected and feeling alone? Read this.
Close-up of Juan
Chile
May 17, 2022

A Letter From Juan, a 10-Year-Old Patient from Chile

What local cleft treatment means to patients, in a patient’s own words
Eric with the other Team EMPOWER runners for the New York Half
United States
May 10, 2022

Half Marathon, Whole Hearts

Three women help others by helping themselves with Team EMPOWER
Eric Rosenheim-Patton running the New York Half Marathon in April 2022
United States
Apr 21, 2022

Eric Hustles for Smiles All Day

A member of our grants management team puts his whole self into every half marathon for Team EMPOWER
Kristhell and her mother, Cinthya, hold a picture of Kristhell before Smile Train cleft surgery
Peru
Mar 24, 2022

Shining, Sparkling, Smiling Kristhell

How one kind stranger changed a little girl’s life

Opeyemi riding on his mother's back
Nigeria
Feb 22, 2022

Opeyemi: Families, Like Smiles, Come in Many Forms

His father abandoned the family when he was born with a cleft. His mother never stopped trying to make him smile
Christian Henry holds a baby in Honduras
United States
Jan 18, 2022

Christian Henry: Providing Better Cleft Care Through Data

She was ahead of the curve on epidemiology. Now she’s bringing her visionary eye to cleft care
The Mollette family
United States
Jan 6, 2022

The Mollettes Don’t Do Things Halfway

Full Hearts. Full Marathons. Full Smiles.
Journey of Smiles participants and Smile Train staff members join their fists together
Kenya
Dec 14, 2021

An Inspirational Journey to Kenya

Supporters experience Smile Train in action

Cleft Con logo
United States
Nov 23, 2021

At Cleft Con 2021, Vulnerability is Strength

“It's amazing what your cleft journey will do to your life when you embrace it.”

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