"The mission of Heart Gallery of America ® Inc. is to facilitate and utilize the power of photography to capture the individuality and dignity of children living in foster care, in order to advocate for their permanency, raise public awareness about their needs, and obtain support to help meet those needs.

An integral part of honoring this mission is to provide assistance and resources to Heart Gallery chapters nationwide to help them achieve parallel goals for the waiting children they represent."

 

We are pleased to announce that the following Heart Gallery Directors have been named Heart Gallery of America Regional Directors. Within the next few weeks, please welcome a call and/or e-mail from your Regional Director.

Your Regional Director will be responsible for keeping in touch with you, providing support and camaraderie, exploring collaborative recruitment efforts, maintaining integrity, and requesting tracking statistics to assist with national grant applications.

Special thanks to everyone who stepped up to take on the role of Heart Gallery of America Regional Director!

 

 

Canada: Heart Galleries open in Canada! This Spring 2010 saw the opening of the first Canadian Heart Gallery! Sarah Pedersen, Acting Executive Director of the Adoption Council of Canada writes, "Our launch event on Parliament Hill was a tremendous success and it looks like we have possibilities for every child/youth/sibling set in our Heart Gallery. We wouldn't be here without you and thank you again for your ongoing support and dedication to the project as we hopefully expand across Canada.

 

New Mexico: The Heart Gallery of New Mexico will celebrate 10 year anniversary. Diane Granito, our Heart Gallery founder writes, "I am working on a celebration for next March here in Santa Fe and wanted to let you know that March 2011 marks the tenth anniversary of the Heart Gallery (March 2001 was the first one, at the Gerald Peters Gallery). We may do a small concert with Randy Travis for the Heart Gallery of New Mexico Foundation and there will definitely be an opening of portraits at the gallery.

         

Arkansas: Heart Gallery goes digital. Amy Harris of the LOVED Project and Heart Gallery of Arkansas writes, "Thanks to Team Sawyer and Aspen Transportation the LOVED Project has been able to take our Heart Gallery Digital.  By the generous donation of 15 Digital Heart Gallery Frames that feature the same children searching for a Forever Family as our Original Heart Gallery we have now been able to reach more public and bring more awareness about these children by seeking businesses across NE Arkansas to agree to display these beautiful frames" 

Philadelphia: Heart Gallery Philadelphia celebrates 6th year with a Mall Opening.Terry Hirst shares, "Heart Gallery Philadelphia opened at the Plymouth Meeting Mall for the month of May.  From there we will make a round of area churches throughout the spring and early summer"


Tampa Bay: A great way to celebrate with Birthday Buddies. Jesse Miller of Tampa Bay tells us about a new program they've developed called Birthday Buddies that ensures every child has customized gifts to open on their special day, presents from their wish-list and that care managers, foster parents and other workers are alerted in advance of an upcoming birthday.

California: Heart Gallery LA presents the first Heart Gallery van, which functions as a rolling billboard and a place to store and transport their gallery.

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you Heart Gallery members for sharing your news! We want to know what you're up to! Please send YOUR news to heartgallerymember@gmail.com

 

Heart Gallery of America is growing to help YOU!

 

Before the end of 2010, Heart Gallery® groups nationwide will be invited to become a member of Heart Gallery® of America. The goal of Heart Gallery® of America membership is to increase the impact, influence and effectiveness of each Heart Gallery® nationwide, and to promote, strengthen and advance the cause of raising awareness and finding loving, adoptive families for children in foster care in need of "forever homes".
 
Membership benefits will include:

 

As a Heart Gallery of America Member, YOU are the voice of Heart Gallery of America, and will help grow the organization and determine how it serves you.

 

Thank you for supporting our belief that every child deserves a loving, permanent home and for helping us to change the future, one child at a time. Your contribution will enable us to continue:

• Supporting Heart Galleries across the nation with resources to help find permanent, loving adoptive homes for children in foster care who are most difficult to place because they are older, in sibling groups or have special needs.
• Funding vital support services, and future initiatives such as grant opportunities for Heart Galleries

Your donation is tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law.

Please click here to use our secure payment form to donate.