Our Impact
How We Help
LCN was organized to promote awareness, early diagnosis, and effective treatment of laryngeal clefts. As an all-volunteer organization, we work hard to achieve this mission through a variety of programs and efforts.
Check out our programs below, and browse our impact and community comments in the menu above.
Our Programs
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Travel Grants
Get help with the financial burden of traveling to access expert medical care.
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Parent Section
Browse recommendations and advice from parents who have walked this journey.
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Hero Journeys
Read about how other families navigated their child's journey with a laryngeal cleft.
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Clefts 101
What is a laryngeal cleft? Learn about the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
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Research Connections
Participate in research to help scientists determine the cause of this birth defect.
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LCN Facebook Community
Discuss concerns and offer support to all stakeholders in LCN’s very own FB community.
Programs In-Depth
Through the generosity of our donors, LCN provides financial grants to families who must travel to receive care for their child’s laryngeal cleft. This helps lessen the financial burden that many families face when traveling to seek care from a provider experienced with laryngeal clefts.
Parent Section
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LCN is honored to publish patient journeys to help increase awareness, knowledge, and hope among all community stakeholders. While every journey is unique, sharing them brings perspective to both families and providers alike.
Our Clefts 101 section provides up-to-date educational content for the entire laryngeal cleft community to learn more about awareness, early diagnosis, and effective treatment of this birth defect. Our Resources section connects families to a wide variety of assistance and downloadable content.
We dream of the day laryngeal clefts no longer exist. Until then, we connect our community to current and relevant research that may lead to advances in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of laryngeal clefts.
We believe discussion and collaboration are necessary to ultimately improve life for people with a laryngeal cleft. Our Facebook Community offers a supportive spot for parents and patients to discuss their experiences and get answers to questions. It’s also a place for providers and family members to learn more about the patient perspective.
LCN receives email requests for help on a regular basis. We do our best to connect members of our community with resources that may be helpful.