Heart Gallery Alabama is on display at the Florence-Lauderdale Library until August 4, 2008.
There will be an Adoption Recruitment Fair sponsored by Alabama Pre/Post Adoption Services, a program of Children's Aid Society, at 6pm on August 4th. There will be DHR staff on site to answer your question, food, a short program & door prizes!
If you are unable to adopt or foster, you can still help by making a generous donation to Heart Gallery Alabama. We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit-all donations are tax deductible.
If you would like to bring the gallery to your town please contact us at 205.445.1293.
"I just want to be part of a family - a real family. I want to be someone's son."
Joshua, age 8
No one to tell you what you looked like when you were a baby - no pictures to show you.
No one to kiss it and make it all better.
No room of your own.
No one to read you a story.
No one to kiss you goodnight.
No hand to hold as you cross the street.
Nowhere that feels like home.
Can you imagine what life would be like without your family?
WE KNOW. WE ACT. WE CARE.
The concept of a "family" is foreign to far too many children. For reasons beyond their control, they have found themselves living in the foster care system. Many have passed through several homes, enduring neglect and sometimes violence. As a result, they are often filled with fear, anger and confusion. Many have developed behavior problems. Others are difficult to place because they belong to a sibling group or have special needs. Some are older children who have endured the system for years. All of them are souls with a basic longing for a "normal" life. . . for someplace to call home. They all need a family.
