HOME GET INVOLVED MISSION TRIPS HIKE TO MEND ABOUT US Mend US Mend US is our new program that will allow qualifying patients across the United States to have year-round access to outpatient surgeries. Donate Refer A Patient Mend US is an expansion of our Hometown Mission Program, which grew out of our recognition that some children from underserved communities across the U.S. are unable to receive the surgeries they need as insurance companies consider these to be “non-life threatening” or “elective” and therefore not covered. ‍ That is a tough message to tell a child who has a large, hairy nevus on his face or a little girl in need of cleft-nose reconstruction. Often, these children are targets of bullying and harassment, which can further lead them to self-harm. These surgeries are a necessity and life-transforming for them and their families. With Mend US, Mending Kids proposes to partner with surgical centers to reach American children year-round, all over the USA, to provide free access to surgical care for qualifying patients, without waiting for event-style Hometown Missions. Every child deserves a healthy start at life. When the family saw a commercial in 2015 for Mending Kids on a Spanish-language TV channel, they were skeptical but called anyway. Within about a day, the organization said it could help. It took three years and three surgeries, but in 2017 the birthmark was finally removed. “Now he’s a totally different boy,” Jose said of his son, who is turning 10 this year, “I see him happy and making friends.” By the age of 6, Jorge stopped wanting to socialize with other children who bullied him because of a large birthmark on his face, according to his father, Jose. With their insurance unwilling to cover the procedure, “me and my wife were almost giving up,” Jose said. Donate Now Volunteer Refer a Child Become a Host Family Mending Kids is a 501(c) 3 nonprofit organization registered in California, United States of America. Copyright Mending Kids © 2019 >