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Heart Gallery representative asks county for venue help to connect local children with adoptive families
Summary
A Heart Gallery representative asked county officials for help finding local venues to display dignified photos of children in foster care who are eligible for adoption and described the group's Region 7 outreach and recent legislative funding.
A Heart Gallery representative told county officials that the nonprofit places dignified photographs of children who are in the care of CPS and legally free for adoption in public spaces across Region 7 to raise awareness and recruit adoptive families. The speaker said the program seeks local venues and volunteers in communities that have not yet hosted exhibits.
The outreach matters because several children in the county are eligible for adoption but live outside the nonprofit’s usual I-35 corridor outreach, the representative said.
"The Heart Gallery is essentially just a community engagement initiative to raise awareness about…
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