Our Stories

Smile Train and the Sing Me a Story Foundation team up to bring a boy’s dreams to life

Our Program Assistant for Southern Africa reflects on what working at Smile Train is really about

If you’re going to travel 4,000 miles to run a marathon, you do it for a cause

From the NFL to high schools across the country, today’s young people with clefts are proud and unstoppable

How one mom honored her daughter’s life by giving smiles to generations of children around the world

When Vivian started school, the kids laughed at her so much she didn't want to live. Then she met someone who told her she should become a model. 

In honor of Cleft Awareness Month 2021, Smile Train's Cleft Community Advisory Council presents real-life stories of growing up with a cleft or being the mom to a child with a cleft from people who have been there. 

Smile Train staff in Africa are ready to show you the impact of your support. 

Thanks to you, thousands of children will think of 2020 as the best year ever.