Stories from the Road: Weill-Bugando Medical Center, Tanzania
A resident provides a unique perspective on humanitarian surgery and capacity building in Tanzania. Click to read more
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.
Annual Appeal Letter
Dear Friend,
It is that time again when we like to share our activities with you to let you know where we have been during the year, and where we are going next year.
Since January of 2025, our Medical Teams Abroad Program has sent our volunteer surgical teams to Bolivia, Colombia, Peru, Ukraine and Tanzania to operate on children with cleft lips & palates and other facial deformities:

