Welcome to the Nebraska Heart Gallery

If you could listen to the children’s hopes and dreams for the future, you would know that many of them have so much potential.  If given an environment where they could spread their wings, they would soar.  It’s hard to believe, but the concept of “family” is unknown to countless children.  For many reasons – including neglect, abuse and abandonment – they have found themselves in the foster care system.  Many are filled with fear, anger, confusion, or a sense of powerlessness at having been removed from the only home they had ever known.  Some of the children have developmental, physical, emotional or behavioral problems.  But in the end, they are all children with a basic longing for a life of normalcy.  They need safe and supportive environments.  They need love.  They need families.

The NEBRASKA HEART GALLERY is based on a simple idea that has already made a huge impact in other states:  Photographers, all of them professionals volunteering their time, take compelling pictures of children hoping to be adopted, and the results are exhibited in a gallery format.  These pictures are worth far more than a thousand words.  In Hartford, Connecticut, for instance, portraits of 40 children were put on display.  Nineteen of those children were later adopted.  Now, here in Nebraska, a group of friends, colleagues, acquaintances, and complete strangers have come together with some of the top photographers in our state to introduce you to Nebraska children who are legally free for adoption nationwide.

We think these children’s dignity and inner beauty are evident in every photograph.  Whether you are interested in adopting, fostering or volunteering, the Heart Gallery will take you on a photographic journey many of you will never forget.

Sincerely,

Peg Harriott, CSI President & CEO

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