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  • Mission

    Heart Gallery Alabama is a nonprofit organization that connects youth in foster care with supportive adults who provide the stability and guidance they need to thrive.

  • Featured Children

    Children featured on the Heart Gallery entered care through no fault of their own and have experienced some form of trauma or loss. While this should not define who they are, unfortunately it often does. They deserve connections with adults who can provide them with unconditional love and commitment to help them grow throughout their lifetime.

  • HGA

    HGA advocates for youth living in foster care by listening to their needs and introducing them to adults they can rely on. Through our traveling exhibit and online gallery, we help introduce communities to the youth we serve. For prospective supporters and families, these images can spark a life-changing connection.

  • Mentor. Foster. Adopt.

    We are never too old to need a family. Our family is our foundation and safety net that is there for us throughout our lifetime, no matter what.Help them find their forever: Mentor. Foster. Adopt.

  • S.O.A.R.

    The S.O.A.R. mentor program is designed to create lasting connections for Alabama’s youth in foster care who are at risk of entering adulthood without a lifelong relationship with a stable adult. Developing these relationships dramatically improves outcomes for older youth in the foster care system.

  • Heart Squad

    Heart Gallery Alabama’s Heart Squad is made up of a group of dedicated volunteers who want to make a positive impact on our youth. The Heart Squad ensures that children featured on the Heart Gallery feel special on their birthday by providing personalized gifts and hosting individual birthday parties that support a child’s sense of self-worth.

Our wonderfull staff make it all possible!


Michelle Bearman-Wolnek, LICSW

Co-Founder and Executive Director


Joycelyn D. Haywood

Communications & Marketing Manager


Sharon Jones

Development Director


Emma Vo

Program Manager

Rosalind Fournier
Exhibit Coordinator/Volunteer Support

2025 Board of Directors


Devyn Gilmer

Board Chair


Marcus Skipwith

Board Chair Elect


Daiquiri Steele

Governance Chair


Sue Hengel

Development Chair


Jonathan Fleisher

Finance Chair

 

Necole Ezell

 

 

Christopher Flint

 

 

Jennifer Goodloe

 

 

Margaret Lane Hollingsworth

 

 

Andrew Loehr

 

Keturah Nolan

 

 

Leslie McElheny

 

Bernard Nomberg

 

Matthew Varagona

 

Donna Welling

2025 Junior Board

Jourdan Elliott 

 Harrison Jackson

 

Katie Jackson


Josh Kincaid

William McMahon

 

Melissa Taylor

Josh Taylor

Yuvraj Verma

 

Katie Williams

 

Heart Gallery Alabama Advisory Council

  • Suzanne Ashe
  • Laura Atkinson
  • Lisa Baggett
  • Angie Brown
  • Steve Crocker
  • Elizabeth Curtright Kristiansen
  • Elizabeth Dunn
  • Diane Dunning
  • Wendy Evesque
  • Suzy Harris

 

  • Terri Harvill
  • Bill House
  • Nancy Kane
  • Brannette Marshall
  • Cathy Miller
  • Melanie Nichols
  • David Nomberg
  • Angela Rasheed
  • Linda Sewell
  • Brooke Shands

 

  • Tessa Smith
  • Susan Trimm Hardekopf
  • Drew Whitmire
  • Chere Wood
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