SAVE THE DATE!
Celebration of FACES - Different is Divine
Thursday, September 17, 2020
Chattanooga Whiskey Event Hall
FACES celebrates 50 years of helping families access surgeries for facial differences due to genetics, diseases, or accidents.
FACES: The National Craniofacial Association originally began in 1969 as the Debbie Fox Foundation and is celebrating five decades of changing lives. FACES makes facial surgeries possible for children and adults across the United States by financially assisting patients and their families with travel costs for specialist care and surgeries. FACES also provides information and support for people with facial differences and operates a summer camp specifically for kids with facial differences. Recently FACES became a founding member of Face Equality International and advocates and campaigns for Face Equality: a world that truly values and respects people who look different.
FACES: The National Craniofacial Association is a non-profit organization serving children and adults throughout the United States with severe craniofacial differences resulting from birth defects, injuries, or disease. There is never a charge for any service provided by FACES. Our service goals address three distinct areas:
Client Travel
Public Awareness and Understanding
Information and Support
WHAT DOES FACES DO?
Out of every 1000 babies born in the U.S., 1 to 2 will have craniofacial disorders. Parents of these babies need somewhere to turn for valuable information and support. For over 49 years, FACES: The National Craniofacial Association has been there. Thank you for helping FACES as we provide needed services to these families!
FACES assists families who would otherwise be financially unable to take their child to major medical centers where specialized craniofacial teams can provide the safest and most advanced treatments for building a face and skull.
Assistance in locating treatment centers…
FACES maintains information on specialized surgical centers. Although FACES does not refer clients to specific hospitals or doctors, we do provide valuable information so that each family can make an informed decision.
Clearinghouse of information on craniofacial disorders...FACES works diligently staying abreast of the latest research & resources available concerning all types of craniofacial conditions.
Education and public awareness…FACES produces newsletters, informational packets, and an ever-changing web site in an effort to increase public awareness of craniofacial disorders. Let us speak to your group!
Support groups…FACES helps to alleviate the emotional isolation that is often felt by patients and families by connecting them with others sharing a similar medical situations.
Over the course of the years that FACES has been helping our family, Elena has gone from speaking by sign language and eating entirely by g-tube to talking (and by this I mean talking and chatting and whispering and singing in choir, acting in plays, shouting with glee etc.) and getting a fair portion of the calories she needs each day by “eating by mouth” (as our family calls it)... Read More
Kiall
The surprise and struggle is real. I was scared hearing my son’s diagnosis shortly after he was born. What did this mean for our family? Is he going to be ok? What do I need to do? These questions were asked, but not answered. Finally, after turning to the internet for information, I found FACES...
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Wes
At one point in my life I took so many things for granted. This journey has brought a much deeper appreciation for life and those who fill my life. You have been wonderful for our family, but it truly goes far beyond financial assistance...
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