About Cleft Smiles 5k
One in every 700 babies is born with a cleft lip or palate. These children experience many challenges throughout their childhood, including feeding and speech issues, bullying, multiple surgeries, and the need for costly dental work and orthodontia. Many families in the Houston area do not have the financial resources to handle these challenges. The Cleft Smiles 5k Family Fun Run/Walk was founded to bring support to these families.
The mission of the Cleft Smiles 5k Family Fun Run/Walk is to raise awareness for cleft-related birth defects, bring together the community of individuals who have been affected by cleft-related conditions, and to raise money to provide medical care to children born with cleft lip or palate who have limited financial resources.