Children Getting Ready to Climb Children climbing and having fun Heart Gallery of Sarasota hosted a high-flying adoption recruitment event at TreeUmp
Children Getting Ready to Climb
Children climbing and having fun
Heart Gallery of Sarasota hosted a high-flying adoption recruitment event at TreeUmph, an adventure course, where families met children available for adoption
SARASOTA, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES, May 3, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ — The Heart Gallery of Sarasota hosted a high-flying adoption recruitment event at TreeUmph, an outdoor adventure course, where prospective adoptive families met children currently available for adoption while testing out their trapeze and aerial climbing skills.
The idea behind the in-person adoption recruitment event was to help find forever homes for children in foster care by providing an opportunity for mingling, talking and participating in activities with prospective adoptive parents.
“Regardless of the background of these kiddos, when they are at play, they are just kids who need love and stability,” reported Heide Schroeder, one parent who attended the event. “The energy required to overcome the obstacle course and zip lines made them more”.
Finding families for our areas foster children is central to the Heart Gallery’s mission. The organization recruits adoptive parents through photographic exhibits in high-traffic venues and on its’ website of children in foster care.
“The professional photographers who volunteer for the Heart Gallery, capture a child’s spirit in a genuine and comfortable setting. The children choose their favorite image, sometimes it’s a pose in a backbend or at play with their siblings, and it is often the only photograph they have,” commented, Allison Juceam, the Heart Gallery of Sarasota’s Executive Director.
The 9 children who participated between the ages of 6 and 17, wanted a greater a sense of involvement and control in their adoption process. It also brought out a special kind of camaraderie for the children who found friends from group homes where they once lived.
About Heart Gallery of Sarasota: The Heart Gallery of Sarasota, Inc. is a 501C3 organization and was established in 2005 to bring our community’s children into the light. The Heart Gallery of Sarasota has affected hundreds of adoptions in Sarasota, DeSoto and Manatee counties. We engage over 50 professional photographers who capture the child’s character and spirit to attract the attention of prospective forever families. The success of the program is measured in the number of successful adoptions. Contact: Allison Juceam, Executive Director, Heart Gallery of Sarasota, 941-504-2135, inquiries@heartgallerysarasota.org or Matthew Straeb, president, Heart Gallery of Sarasota, 954-850-6606, mstraeb@gmail.com.
Allison Juceum
Heart Gallery of Sarasota
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