MyFace, formerly known as the National Foundation for Facial Reconstruction, runs initiatives to help the one in 700 children born with facial deformities through financial support, psychological aid, and other services for children and their families. It works with the Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery at NYU Langone Medical Center. One initiative builds on the popularity of the novel Wonder about a boy with severe facial deformities, drawing attention to how his life impacts others. MyFace and the author are now developing an empathy education program for schools based on the story.

2. MyFace, formerly known as the National
Foundation for Facial Reconstruction, runs a
number of special initiatives to help the one in
700 children born with a facial deformity. Run in
cooperation with the Institute of Reconstructive
Plastic Surgery (IRPS) at NYU Langone
Medical Center and supervised by a board of
directors, the nonprofit provides financial
support, psychological aid, and other services
to children with deformities and their families.

3. One of myFace’s initiatives builds on the popularity of
Wonder, a novel that follows the story of a fifth-grader with
severe facial deformities. The book tells its protagonist’s
story as well as the stories of his classmates and family
members, drawing a remarkably complete portrait of how
his life impacts those around him.
The story was written after its author, R. J. Palacio,
witnessed an encounter in an ice-cream parlor between
her sons and a patient at IRPS. Now myFace and Palacio
are working together to create an empathy education
program for schools.