ADOPT A FACE
Adopt A Face: A New Way to Walk with
a FACES Family
Imagine being the reason a family never has to choose between their child's surgery and being able to get there. That's what Adopt A Face makes possible. Individuals, organizations, and businesses can "adopt" one of FACES' clients - a family we're providing financial assistance through our Medical Travel Grant program for travel to specialized medical centers for life-changing craniofacial surgeries.
Here's how it works:
Adopt A Face offers three pledge levels - $600, $900, or $1,200 per year over three years, payable monthly, quarterly, annually, or in full, whichever works best for you. Your pledge level is matched to the complexity of the family's care plan, since some children's surgical journeys involve more procedures, more travel, or more complex care over those three years than others.
FACES notifies you on the anniversary date of your participation in this special program and sends updated pictures and progress reports on your adopted child as they move through their treatment. The family is made aware that someone is walking this journey with them through their generous contribution on their behalf.
Some families may also choose to connect directly with their sponsor by mailing a personal thank you note, photos, or updates of their own. It's a deeply personal relationship between donor and family; one built on the same community FACES has stood on since 1969.
The children assisted by FACES usually endure numerous surgeries over many years, with their final surgeries usually being in their late teens or early twenties. Depending on their growth and factors such as complications from bone and skin grafts, surgical procedures are often delayed for a year or two. As part of the Adopt A Face program, FACES requests that, in such cases, any unused funds given for one child be used to assist another needing the funds at the time.
A typical trip for a FACES client and caregiver costs between $600 and $3,000. FACES covers costs such as lodging, food, and transportation. A visit can last anywhere from a few days to a week or more, depending on whether the family is traveling for a consultation, surgery, or follow-up appointment.
Choose your level of impact:
Pledge Level
$600/year
$900/year
$1,200/year
Annual Commitment
$50/month
$75/month
$100/month
Best Fits
Families with fewer anticipated procedures
Families with a moderate care plan
Families with complex, multi-procedure journeys
(All levels: 3-year pledge, paid monthly, quarterly, annually or in full.)
With your gift to FACES, our families' doubts are replaced with knowledge, loneliness with connections, and helplessness with hope. These are gifts that can never be repaid, but you can be assured they change the lives of those who receive them.
If you're interested in being an Adopt A Face sponsor, please donate here.
Zane
"There aren’t enough ‘Thank yous’ in the world that I could give to FACES and those who work there... You have been our light in some stressful times!"
Zane was born with Apert Syndrome, the premature closing of the skull sutures, underdeveloped mid-face region, large forehead, webbed fingers and toes.
