Healing the Children Northeast

Healing the Children envisions a world where every child has access to quality medical care.

Healing the Children Northeast, Inc. provides needed quality medical care for underserved children throughout the world and advances medical skills and resources in developing countries. We are one of 15 chapters across the U.S. who work cooperatively to provide these services worldwide. We are a non-profit, non-partisan, volunteer organization with a 501(c)(3) I.R.S. tax exemption.

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Upcoming Trips

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Roser Cleft Team

Santa Cruz, Bolivia
January 15-23, 2027

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Austen Plastics Cleft Team

Cartagena, Colombia
February 17-27, 2027

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NEWS AND CURRENT EVENTS

Congratulations to Dr. Steven M. Roser, DMD, MD, FACS, on receiving the International Surgical Award in recognition of his commitment to caring for people in need internationally. Dr. Roser first joined our Medical Teams Abroad program on a trip to Colombia in 1992. Since then, his dedication to helping others has inspired him to complete thirty-nine trips with HTCNE.Healing the Children Northeast is honored to have such a dedicated individual volunteering their time and expertise. Please take a moment to check out the article linked to read more about his work and others who were honored.

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Our Work in Bolivia

For over fifteen years, Healing the Children North East (HTCNE) of the United States and the Sirari Rotary Club of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, have organized an annual week-long surgical campaign during which children with cleft lip and palate receive corrective surgeries free of charge. The surgical program has been led by Dr. Steven Roser, DMD, MD, of Emory University, and Dr. Vincent Carrao, DDS, MD, of Mount Sinai, New York.
Once HTCNE team, which include maxilofacial surgeons, anesthesiologists, pediatricians, specialized nurses, speech language pathologists, technicians, students, and team coordinator return to the United States, the long-term follow-up of patients remains under the care of local professionals in Bolivia. Their progress is monitored by interdisciplinary teams that include local specialists in maxilofacial surgery, orthodontics, and pediatrics, working in coordination with the Sirari Rotary Club. Continue Reading

Stories from the Road:
Weill-Bugando Medical Center, Tanzania

Our recent July 2025 humanitarian surgical trip to Mwanza, Tanzania, represented the third year of a collaboration between the Weill-Bugando Medical Center (WBMC), a major tertiary referral hospital located on the shores of Lake Victoria, and Healing the Children Northeast, Inc. (HTCNE), a volunteer organization dedicated to providing donated medical care to children in need. Serving a population of more than 18 million people, WBMC plays a critical role in providing care to patients with limited access to specialty surgical services. Click to read more

Stories from Ukraine

by Susan Ketigian, a HTCNE Board Member & Volunteer RN
March 2026

I traveled to Krakow, Poland to meet up with the team before arriving in
Ukraine. It was a nice reunion, as I haven’t seen many of them since last
May.

This is my fifth trip to Ukraine, three of the five trips were working
at this military hospital with HTCNE & Razom. Razom translates to “together”
and is an American-Ukrainian organization who hosts us during our time in
Ukraine. We are part of their “Co-Pilot” program, making it possible for
Ukrainian doctors to learn from the West.

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Beyond One Mission:
The Power of Continuity in Global Pediatric Care

When I previously shared my experience as a Chicago pediatrician providing cleft care in Bolivia, I focused on the profound impact of a child’s first cleft lip surgery, specifically the moment when a family witnesses a smile they had only imagined. Since then, I have come to understand something even deeper: the greatest joy in this work comes not from a single surgery, but from accompanying patients and families throughout their care journey. Click to continue reading….

Dr. Emma B. Olivera is a Chicago-area pediatrician and proud Latina physician committed to improving child health locally and globally.

Helping Local Children

On July 29, 2025, Healing the Children Northeast presented a check to Katy Francis of United Way’s Back-to-School Program. Healing the Children Northeast’s Domestic Kids Program has provided medical treatment and assistance to children in our local communities, and this year we were pleased to present a $1,000 grant to the Back-to-School Backpack Program servicing 320 children in New Milford. We are proud to send local kids back to school with the supplies and essentials they need for a successful school year.

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What Our Medical Volunteers Say:

I appreciate HTCNE so much. These missions have changed my life. My heart was so full after this trip! This was my very first medical mission trip and it did not disappoint. From the travel, to the people, to the kids being helped it was an experience to remember. The team leadership was amazing, inspiring and has placed so much hope into my world. It was an overwhelmingly impactful and positive experience.

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If you are 70 ½ or older, you can make a tax-free charitable gift to a non-profit directly from your IRA. IRA distributions are exempt from taxable income and qualify for the Required Minimum Distribution (RMD).
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Throughout the entire year you can always purchase a community bag at ANY Big Y Store location in CT or MA by filling out the giving tag and naming Healing the Children Northeast and we will receive $1.00 from that purchase.

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Ways to help

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Healing The Children Northeast, located in New Milford, Connecticut, is committed to arranging free surgical, dental and medical treatment for children in need. Children are provided services through three programs:

Medical Teams Abroad Program

Our Medical Teams Abroad Program reaches across national boundaries to provide our world’s children with desperately needed medical care.

International Inbound Program

The International Inbound Program brings children from developing countries to the United States where we match the needs of the child with a volunteer doctor and/or hospital.

Domestic Kids Program

The Domestic Kids Program has evolved over the years and is now an annual Medical Career Scholarship to New Milford High School seniors who plan to pursue a career in the medical field.

Learn More About Our Programs

64,586

patients have been helped through our 3 programs to date!

59,164

children helped by our Medical Teams Abroad Program since 1985.

$6,764,230.01

worth of services provided through our 3 programs in 2024.