We Show Up So Kids Can Grow Up

Celebrating Our Volunteers Who Mend the World

We know that pediatric surgical care is often the missing piece in a child's life. We also know that this work doesn't happen on its own. Every mission, every surgery, every skill transferred happens because of the dedicated volunteers and supporters who stand with us.

Today, we say thank you to the hundreds of volunteers who have traveled with us, trained others, and made mending possible. You are the reason we keep going.

In a time when many organizations are scaling back, suffering funding cuts, or forced to pause programs, we continue to press forward. It isn't always smooth sailing, but we still show up, because when a child is born with a treatable congenital condition, time is not their friend.
 
Are you ready to show up?

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​Upcoming Missions: Where We’re Headed

Led by Dr. Ayal Willner, we will be providing surgical care for children with ENT conditions while also screening future patients and laying the groundwork for an impactful training initiative.

Led by Dr. Andre Panossian, this mission provides facial reanimation and complex reconstructive surgeries for children, while mentoring local surgeons in advanced techniques.

Led by Dr. Michael Womack, we will be working with local and visiting cardiologists to perform life-saving interventional heart procedures and train local providers to carry them forward.

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Help Us Keep Showing Up

Our volunteers show up. Our supporters make that possible. Whether it’s sponsoring a team’s travel, a child’s surgery, covering the cost of medical supplies, or traveling with us, your support matters.

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​When you mend one child, when you train one doctor, you change the course of a community and the world beyond them. 5,800 lives touched directly, and more than 1,000,000 impacted through the transfer of skills.

Together, we are Mending Kids.
 
With gratitude,
Isabelle Fox
Executive Director, Mending Kids

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