The Heart Gallery of New Mexico Foundation

“Cash contribution: 12,442 cash contribution: 7,000”

“Gala event office 382 expenses website 681 office expenses 2,310 insurance 860 portrait exhibit exps 7,750 foster programs exp 30,352 hg/cyfd sponsored event 314 total 42,649”

“Credit card payable 562 1,408”

“The foundation was created to raise & manage funds to support the efforts of the heart gallery of new mexico and other related programs & events. An additional purpose is to educate the public and raise awareness of the need for adoptive & foster care families for new foster child support.”

“Foster child support: this program promotes a safe and productive transition to independent living for youth who "age out" of the foster care system at 18-21. The organization helps them access education, employment and life skills, and mentoring to ensure a sustainable future. Also, the organization helps teens, pre-teens, sibling groups and mildly disabled foster children receive opportunities and services for personal growth, as well as improved mental & physical health, by providing assistance in the form of housing support, educational support, driver's education, cooking classes, etc.”

“Heart gallery exhibitions: these exhibitions are to assure an increase in "hard to place" adoptions by assisting the new mexico children, youth and families department. These 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 programs & public awareness: this program strives to 1) advance public awareness and encourage adoption and foster parenting; 2) convey 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 goals 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 opportunity to spend a day together.”