We’re on a mission to change children’s lives.
Help Us Give Smiles
Help Us Give Smiles is the message of the HUGS Foundation, Inc. Our volunteers travel to Ecuador, Vietnam, and Guatemala to provide free surgeries for cleft lip, cleft palate, microtia, cleft rhinoplasty, and other congenital facial deformities. We change lives by giving smiles.
SURGERIES COMPLETED
MISSIONS
VOLUNTEERS
YEARS OF SMILES
Changing Lives One Smile at a Time
Dr. Vito C. Quatela is not only a global leader in the field of aesthetic facial surgery but also in changing the lives of children across the globe. The founder and President of HUGS believes that “every human being has the fundamental right to the opportunity to grow and develop socially and intellectually without being ostracized or rejected due to physical abnormality.” Help us help children. One smile at a time.
Did you know?
In the US, surgery for microtia can cost an average of $40,000.
For the same amount, HUGS missions can perform surgeries for nearly 60 children in Ecuador!
You Can Help
Our mission volunteers include doctors, nurses, and anesthesiologists who donate their time, skills, and expertise. The medical team is joined by volunteers for administrative tasks.
You don’t have to travel to help. We have many opportunities for volunteers right here in the US. No time to volunteer? We need donations of medical supplies, medications, and more.
– HUGS volunteer
HUGS Foundation, Inc.
973 East Ave
Rochester, NY 14607
Contact
Phone: 585-244-1000
Email: info@helpusgivesmiles.org
HUGS Foundation, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. All donations of cash and supplies are tax-exempt to the fullest extent of the law.