Giving the Gift of Smiles since 2010
Mending Faces restores hope and provides a brighter future to children whose lives are burdened by cleft lip and cleft palate. Since 2010, we have completed 17 Medical Missions and performed more than 900 life-changing surgeries all over the world!
UPCOMING 2024 mEDICAL mISSIONS:
PHILIPPINES, OCtOBER
When I was pregnant, my doctor thought I may have a miscarriage, due to my history. I had multiple ultrasounds during the pregnancy, and everything looked good. When my baby was born, she had a cleft lip. I was so shocked, so sad and so worried. I didn’t know what to do. One day after she was a few months old, I saw on Instagram announcement that Mending Faces was coming to Santo Domingo to do Cleft surgeries, so I contacted the hospital. Thank goodness, she was able to have the surgery. I am so happy and so grateful to Mending Faces. My baby will grow up with a beautiful smile and I am so thankful!
- Mother of a patient during the Dominican Republic 2024 Medical Mission
While it's hard to digest the happenings of a week-long Medical Mission, and put the experience into words, the volunteers are what make everything exceptional. Regardless of race, religion or country of origin, everyone comes together to do something inspiring for generations to come. We each play our separate parts and when our efforts come together, the results speak for themselves: an impoverished, but extraordinary group of children, have reason and ability to smile and communicate without fear or limitation.
- Former Board Member and Volunteer
