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The Charleston Clefts Inc. is a support group based in the Charleston, South Carolina area. The support group was created with the following goals in mind
Goals:
To offer support, education, and encouragement as needed to parents and children at birth, and before, during, and after surgeries.
To offer opportunities for children with clefts to observe others with the same special needs.
To boost the self-image and self-worth of children with clefts by providing opportunities for them to make friends with other children like themselves.
To encourage parents to network with other parents who have "been through the same experiences."
To provide the latest cleft and support resources available.
The support group has the following activities that take place, from which you can choose anything to volunteer to help out with
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