Cleftsupport.com;

Will help connect you with parents of children with cleft lip and/or palate who live in your area.

Cleft Palate Foundation 1-800-24-CLEFT; www.cleftline.org

• Toll free information and referral service
• Conferences http://www.sbaa.org/site/PageServer?pagename=sbaa_conference_2004 and educational symposiums
• Tips on how to work with your insurance company/HMO
• Tips on how to get other financial assistance
• You can order an adorable teddy bear with a repaired lip for your child

Craniofacial Foundation of Arizona 1-877-HPY-FACE (479-3223)

http://www.azcranio.com

Provides financial and emotional support to patients with face or head deformities and their families. Its Happy Faces Family Network also links patients and their families to others with similar disorders.

Foundation for Faces of Children (617) 355-8299, 367 Harvard St. #367, Brookline, MA 02446

http://www.facesofchildren.org

• Order a FREE video (Spanish or English): “Understanding Cleft Lip and Palate: A Guide for New Parents”
• Information, advice from other parents of children with cleft lip or palate

Wide Smiles  (209) 942-2812, PO Box 5153, Stockton, CA 95205-0153

http://www.widesmiles.org

Free information on many topics important to parents of children with clefts, including tips on how to word your baby’s birth announcement, terms and definitions, feeding issues and how to prepare your baby for surgery.