The Heart Gallery Of New Mexico Foundation

Heart glaalery exhibitions: these exhibitions are to assure an increase in "hard to place" adoptions by assisting the new mexico choldren, youth and families department. The exhibitions display portraits of foster-children taken by new mexican photographers as a creative way to encourage adoption. Heart galleries are placed in public places throughout new mexico.

General progams & public awareness: the program stives to 1) advance public awareness and encourage adoption and foster parenting; 2) covey the reality of life as a foster child; and 3) dissolve the myths and fears of adoption by using positive role models of success and relaying life changing positive opportunities.

Heart gallery events: supporting new mexico cyfd with their adoption and foster parents events with the goas of 1) matching foster children released for adoption and cyfd approved adoptive parents with the hope of finding that special attachment; 2) offering a unique social opportunity for foster children 3) thanking current foster parents and 4) providing siblings who are living apart an apportunity to spend a day together.