Mission
THE PURPOSE OF BRIGHT FACES, INC. (F/K/A STOP CLEFT - INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE) IS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A STRATEGIC APPROACH TO INCREASING THE NUMBER OF PERSONS WITH CLEFT LIPS AND/OR CLEFT PALATES WHO ARE TREATED SURGICALLY, AND THE EFFICIENCY WITH WHICH THEY ARE TREATED, THROUGH THE PERFORMANCE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, OF SURGICAL PROCEDURES, INCLUDING PROVISION OF RELATED PRE-OPERATIVE CARE, WHERE THE PERSONS TREATED LACK SUFFICIENT FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND/OR PROXIMATE ACCESS TO ESTABLISHED RESOURCES TO TREAT PERSONS WITH CLEFT LIPS AND/OR CLEFT PALATES.