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- EIN 01-0422021
- (617) 355-8299
- 258 Harvard Street 367 Brookline MA 02446-2904 USA
- www.facesofchildren.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Birth Defects & Genetic Diseases, Children & Youth, Children & Youth Services, Health, Health Support
Mission: The foundation for faces of children is dedicated to improving the lives of children with craniofacial differences, including cleft lip, cleft palate, and other head and facial conditions. Our mission is to provide patients and families with the most accurate, up-to-date, and accessible information about facial differences, and to advocate for the best care possible for children with facial differences.
Programs: Awarded four $5,000 scholarships to deserving high school students continuing on to college. The program was created in 1999 to benefit young adults with craniofacial conditions and are pursuing post-secondary education. There are specific criteria on which the scholarship awards are based and they are outlined in the application. The jane c. Mcdaid memorial scholarship: this scholarship will be awarded to the applicant that shows evidence of strong community service. This scholarship was named to honor ffc past president and board member, jane mcdaid. The barbara seltzer memorial scholarship: this scholarship will be awarded solely to an applicant with cleft lip/palate who has been active in the arts or who will be pursuing a career in the arts. This scholarship was named to honor prescription parents co-founder barbara seltzer. The dorothy macdonald scholarship: this scholarship will be awarded to an applicant who will be pursuing a career in the health profession. This scholarship was named to honor dorothy b. Macdonald, rn, who has dedicated her career to caring for children with craniofacial differences. The dr. John b. Mulliken scholarship: this scholarship will be awarded to an applicant who demonstrates excellence in academic scholarship and leadership. This scholarship was named to honor dr. John b. Mulliken, founder of the foundation for faces of children, who has devoted his life to working with and improving the lives of children born with craniofacial differences.
three newsletters are produced annually and posted on the foundation's website and distributed electronically. Print copies are available in the clinic for new patients and families. The newsletter provides 500+ patients and families with the most accurate, up-to-date, and accessible information about facial differences, social events and new programming.
this past year the foundation the foundation approved a grant to support the funding for a new device for the pre-surgical orthopaedic treatment of infants born with a unilateral complete cleft lip and palate.