Mission
Children's Healthy Smile Project seeks to improve basic oral hygiene and promote a healthy smile by providing oral hygiene supplies such as toothbrushes, toothpaste, floss and educational materials to children in need. These items will be distributed by organizations, schools and individuals working with children who are designated as economically disadvantaged. We primarily support children enrolled in Head Start programs within the USA, elementary schools and organizations dedicated to children's health.
Notes from the nonprofit
It should be noted our programs are scalable, as additional funds are received, additional Head Start organizations can be served.
Ruling year
2007
CEO, Executive Director
Dr. Rebecca Poling
Main address
6183 Corte Santiago
Pleasanton, CA 94566 USA
EIN
74-3212225
NTEE code
Philanthropy / Charity / Voluntarism Promotion (General) (T50)
Health (General and Financing) (E80)
Children's and Youth Services (P30)
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Children's oral health is a major issue, especially among disadvantaged children. Failure to properly brush/floss are major contributors to children's oral health.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Kids Smiles
Low income Kindergarten and elementary school children are the most vulnerable to dental disease. Dental caries (tooth decay) is the single most common chronic childhood disease – 5 times more common than asthma and 7 times more common than hay fever. Over 50 percent of 5- to 9-year-old children have at least one cavity or filling. This affects every aspect of a child's life. Pain and suffering due to untreated diseases can lead to problems in eating, speaking and attending to learning. Early oral hygiene education and supplies such as toothbrush, toothpaste and floss are provided. Volunteers can be available for classroom visits and teacher education. Educational information for parents will also be available in English and Spanish.
Toddler Smiles
As a child grows and teeth are formed, dental disease prevention becomes paramount. Busy moms, childcare workers and teachers need to establish a healthy oral hygiene routine and healthy diet. Proper brushing with toothpaste designed for toddlers is necessary. For the older preschool child a flosser can be introduced. Primary focus is on Head Start programs.
Baby Smiles
This project will provide dental hygiene information to new moms. Emphasis will be on early care, starting before the eruption of the first tooth. Additionally, the effects of "baby bottle syndrome", thumb-sucking, pacifiers and especially diet, will be included.
Our Own Books
This past year we have been providing children's books relating to oral health, positive dentist experience and fun stories to several Head Starts in California. The response has been very enthusiastic and definitely promotes overall dental health. Examples are "Bears Loose Tooth", Curios George goes to the Dentist", "Throw your Tooth on the Roof",....
The books are read during story time and also can be checked out by the parents.
Teacher's Aids
We provide teacher's aids to support classroom learning. Typical kits include syllabus, posters, certificates, role playing material, large toothbrush, demonstration teeth set...
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of dental care products distributed
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Health, Children and youth
Related Program
Kids Smiles
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
Number of Smile Kits/Toothbrushes distributed to disadvantaged children. A function of donations received. 100% of donated funds goes to support programs
Number of parents and caregivers who received dental health education
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults
Related Program
Teacher's Aids
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
Work with Head Start organizations to distribute ADA guides for children's dental health.
Number of new organizations signing on as collaborators
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Kids Smiles
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Our primary goal is to improve the dental health of under served children by providing oral hygiene supplies, educational materials, teacher training materials, and support to related organizations.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Our strategy is simple; Target children who are most vulnerable and involve their educators in providing appropriate information to make a long term difference and reduce tooth decay, which ultimately will improve their long term health. In addition, we strive to work with related dental health organizations to provide support to our efforts.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
We are limited by funding. As a small charity we provide the supplies and educational material to Head Start, elementary schools, and homeless shelters. We rely on the organizations to distribute the supplies and provide the instruction. We do have volunteers to go into schools when requested.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Our progress is generally measured by the number of kits distributed and number of children receiving formal hygiene instructions. Since we are a 100% efficient organization in that every dollar received supports programs. There are no salaries and the minimal overhead expenses are funded separately. We would like to do more and reach out beyond those currently being served. The need exists, but funding is limited. We could readily expand ten fold with the current organization, assuming funding were available.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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Who are the people you serve with your mission?
Our primary groups are Head Start, Elementary schools and organizations serving children
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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What significant change resulted from feedback?
Provided more emphasis on community outreach and ways to serve with COVID restraints in place.
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback
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Operations
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Children's Healthy Smile Project
Board of directorsas of 02/19/2023
Dr. Rebecca Poling
Children's Healthy Smile project
Term: 2015 - 2022
Rebecca Poling
NYU
Peter McIntyre
Tax Related Services
Rosario Milelli
Children's Healthy Smile Project
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? No -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
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