Our Stories

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

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

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.

Why Dave is a proud monthly donor to Smile Train. 

He doesn't have a cleft, but Smile Train has always been like a part of his family.

How one conversation — and one good idea — can make a huge difference.

It wasn’t until my trip to Mexico that I realized the impact Smile Train has — it was unbelievable.