News Archive - AboutFace

2025 Craniofacial Acceptance Month Illumination Schedule

August 29, 2025

AboutFace is excited to see Canada illuminated in recognition and support of Craniofacial Acceptance Month! For the month of September, monuments across the country will ...

2025 – 2029 Strategic Plan

January 14, 2025

We are excited to launch our new strategic plan for 2025-2029. This plan marks a pivotal moment in our journey as we advance our mission ...

AboutFace Leadership Transition

December 20, 2024

Today, we share with the community that Co-Executive Director and Program Manager – Children, Youth, and Families, Adriana Lombardo-Fernandez has resigned from her position with AboutFace. ...

Craniofacial Acceptance Month 2024 Illuminations

September 06, 2024

AboutFace is excited to see Canada illuminated again this year in recognition and support of Craniofacial Acceptance Month! For the month of September, monuments across ...

Recipients of the 2024 AboutFace Post-Secondary Scholarship

July 22, 2024

AboutFace is pleased to announce the 2024 recipients of the AboutFace Post-Secondary Scholarship: Katherine Chadwick and Claire Stultz. This year’s scholarships are once again made ...

AboutFace’s Response to The SNL sketch “The Anomalous Man”: How is this Still Acce

May 09, 2024

Saturday Night Live recently aired “The Anomalous Man,” a sketch with echoes of the 1980s movie “The Elephant Man,” centering on a 19th playwright with ...

Announcing the 2023 AboutFace Volunteer Award Recipients

November 13, 2023

AboutFace’s dedicated volunteers were celebrated at the annual Volunteer Recognition Awards event held on November 2. The awards presented were: 5 Years Recognition: Hartley Lefton, Donald ...

New Leadership Announcement

September 12, 2023

On behalf of the AboutFace Board of Directors, I am delighted to announce the appointment of Namrit Sidhu and Adriana Lombardo as Co-Executive Directors and ...

Leadership Transition Announcement

September 06, 2023

On behalf of the AboutFace Board of Directors, I am sharing with you that on August 1, 2023, Danielle Griffin tendered her resignation, as she is moving ...

Craniofacial Acceptance Month Illuminations

August 19, 2023

AboutFace is excited to see Canada illuminated again this year in recognition and support of Craniofacial Acceptance Month! For the month of September, monuments across ...

2023 Recipients of the AboutFace Post-Secondary Scholarship

July 17, 2023

AboutFace, Canada’s facial difference charity, is pleased to announce the 2023 recipients of the AboutFace Post-Secondary Scholarship: Jana Almosara and Anah Kryzanowski. This year’s ...

Launch of New Awareness Campaign

September 22, 2022

Today, the national charity AboutFace announced the launch of a comprehensive employment campaign aimed at addressing workplace barriers for people with facial differences. The launch ...

Illuminating Craniofacial Acceptance Month

August 29, 2022

***Update: Due to the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, there will be changes to this schedule, with some locations lighting up for Craniofacial Acceptance on ...

AboutFace’s 2022 Scholarship Recipients

June 28, 2022

Announcement of 2022 Recipients of Post-Secondary Scholarship Unique in Canada for Support of Students with Facial Differences AboutFace is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2022 ...

AboutFace Feedback on Proposed National Dental Plan

May 05, 2022

In light of the recent proposed national dental care plan in Canada, AboutFace holds concern for potential gaps in coverage and equitable access to care ...

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