Austin Smiles - The Austin Plastic Surgery Foundation

09/16/2026

Meet our Fall 2026 Intern Cohort!

We’re excited to welcome this incredible group of students to Austin Smiles. Throughout the semester, our interns will gain hands-on experience in global health, nonprofit operations, patient outreach, community programming, and the behind-the-scenes work that helps make our local and international programs possible.

We’re grateful to have their energy, curiosity, and commitment on our team and look forward to everything they’ll contribute this spring.

09/16/2026

09/15/2026

A heartfelt thank you to Southwest Airlines for helping Austin Smiles bring hope and healing to children and families across Central Texas and Latin America. Your generosity helps make life-changing surgical care possible, creating brighter futures and more smiles every day. 💙

Learn how you can join us by sponsoring or attending the Wish Upon A Smile Gala by visiting https://austinsmiles.org/wishuponasmile/.

09/10/2026

Throwing it back to where it all began! 💙 For 40 years, Austin Smiles has helped providing surgical care and ongoing support to children born with cleft lip and palate. As we celebrate this milestone, we’re grateful for every volunteer, donor, medical professional, and family who has been part of our journey. Here’s to 40 years of smiles and many more to come! 🎉

09/08/2026

Our first ever Create A Smile with Laura Clay 💙

Our teens had an amazing time creating memories together, exploring their creativity, and discovering new ways to express themselves through art. 🎨

We also have a special surprise: In collaboration with Laura Clay, Sarah Lucille Kirkpatrick, and our Austin Smiles teens, we created a special artwork representing transformation—a reflection of the growth, strength, and journeys of our cleft community.

The artwork will be up for auction at our 40th Anniversary Wish Upon A Smile Gala. Stay tuned for a closer look at the artwork!

09/08/2026

We're incredibly thankful for Wi******er Architects for helping change the lives of children and families across Central Texas and Latin America. Your partnership helps Austin Smiles provide life-changing surgical care and create brighter futures one smile at a time!

Learn how you can make an impact by sponsoring or attending the Wish Upon A Smile Gala by visiting https://austinsmiles.org/wishuponasmile/

09/07/2026

This Labor Day, we’re celebrating the people behind the smiles! 👶

Before they were packing mission supplies, coordinating patients, creating Canva projects, building partnerships, planning events, and keeping Austin Smiles moving… they were just really cute babies.

Think you can guess who’s who? 👀

09/05/2026

CALLING ALL CENTRAL TEXAS CLEFT COMMUNITY KIDDOS & FAMILIES!

Our schedule is jam packed with fun things to do with your cleft community coming up! Scan the QR codes or visit our website under event calendar to sign up for one or ALL of these programs.

09/04/2026

40 years of smiles. 40 years of changing lives.

We’re so grateful to Allison Miller & CBS Austin for sharing the story of Austin Smiles and the people, such as Dr. Carolyn Biebas & Dr. Stan Eckert, who have made this work possible for four decades.

From Central Texas to Latin America, cleft care has always been about so much more than surgery. It’s about helping children eat, speak, grow, connect, and see what’s possible for their future.

As we celebrate 40 years, we’re reflecting on how far we’ve come and looking ahead to all the smiles still to come.

Thank you for being part of our story.

For more than four decades, Austin medical volunteers have traveled beyond Central Texas to provide surgical care to children and families living with cleft lip

09/04/2026

Happy Birthday to our Director of Global Public Health, Juanita Rocha! 💙

Juanita works tirelessly to ensure our patients receive the best care, the best outcomes, and the support they deserve. From Central Texas to our international missions, she brings her wisdom, compassion, and kindness to every patient and family she serves.

We are so grateful for the heart, expertise, and care Juanita brings to Austin Smiles and to the cleft community around the world. We hope you feel celebrated today and know just how much you mean to all of us!

¡Te celebramos hoy y siempre, Juanita! 🥳