Additional Resources

During your appointment with the cleft and craniofacial team, you will meet with Donna Lee Houle, who is a family resource specialist. Houle is a Rhode Island Parent Information Network consultant and works in the Birth Defect Program of the Rhode Island Department of Health. She can direct you to resources on health, education, and developmental services to help you support the well-being of your child and family.

Here are some helpful online resources:

• About Face
• Children’s Craniofacial Association
• Cleft Palate Foundation/American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (ACPA)
• Foundation for Faces of Children