Adoptable Children's Portraits Exhibit To Be At Baker Youth Club
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
By Staff Report-
The gallery will be featured at the Baker Youth Club, 765 W. Market St., Sept. 30 to Oct. 14.
The Indiana Department of Child Services uses the Heart Gallery to help raise awareness about children in foster care in need of a home.
Viewing times are Monday to Thursday, 3 to 8 p.m.; and Fridays, 3 to 6 p.m. There will not be viewings Saturdays or Sundays. There is no charge to see the exhibit.
There are approximately 1,100 foster kids in Indiana currently eligible for adoption, and while many will be adopted by a relative or foster parent, DCS is actively seeking adoptive families for many of them.
“All children want a home filled with love and a family with whom they can share their birthdays and celebrate holidays. They want a room with their own toys, to have friends, play sports and participate in after-school activities. Most importantly, they want a loving, supportive family to be there for them as they grow up,” said DCS Deputy Chief of Staff Katie Rounds.
“The children featured in the Heart Gallery are no exception. They just need a little help from all of us in finding that forever family.”
Using the talents of professional photographers who volunteer their time, the individual spirit and true personality of each child is captured. Heart Gallery photographs sometimes show-shy children wrapped in their security blankets, girls dressed up as princesses, boys hugging dogs and siblings laughing together. The children all have one thing in common: They need families that will give them unconditional love.
More than 400,000 children are in foster care in the United States. More than 100,000 are legally available for adoption and in need of adoptive families. Many of these children are older, in sibling groups that want to be adopted together or have special needs.
This year, approximately 20,000 young people will leave the foster care system without lifelong families – most at age 18.
For more information about the Indiana Heart Gallery, visit www.in.gov/dcs/3033.htm
To find out more about adopting an Indiana child, visit www.adoptachild.in.gov or call 888-25-ADOPT.
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The gallery will be featured at the Baker Youth Club, 765 W. Market St., Sept. 30 to Oct. 14.
The Indiana Department of Child Services uses the Heart Gallery to help raise awareness about children in foster care in need of a home.
Viewing times are Monday to Thursday, 3 to 8 p.m.; and Fridays, 3 to 6 p.m. There will not be viewings Saturdays or Sundays. There is no charge to see the exhibit.
There are approximately 1,100 foster kids in Indiana currently eligible for adoption, and while many will be adopted by a relative or foster parent, DCS is actively seeking adoptive families for many of them.
“All children want a home filled with love and a family with whom they can share their birthdays and celebrate holidays. They want a room with their own toys, to have friends, play sports and participate in after-school activities. Most importantly, they want a loving, supportive family to be there for them as they grow up,” said DCS Deputy Chief of Staff Katie Rounds.
“The children featured in the Heart Gallery are no exception. They just need a little help from all of us in finding that forever family.”
Using the talents of professional photographers who volunteer their time, the individual spirit and true personality of each child is captured. Heart Gallery photographs sometimes show-shy children wrapped in their security blankets, girls dressed up as princesses, boys hugging dogs and siblings laughing together. The children all have one thing in common: They need families that will give them unconditional love.
More than 400,000 children are in foster care in the United States. More than 100,000 are legally available for adoption and in need of adoptive families. Many of these children are older, in sibling groups that want to be adopted together or have special needs.
This year, approximately 20,000 young people will leave the foster care system without lifelong families – most at age 18.
For more information about the Indiana Heart Gallery, visit www.in.gov/dcs/3033.htm
To find out more about adopting an Indiana child, visit www.adoptachild.in.gov or call 888-25-ADOPT.
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