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  • Nonprofit

    Heart Gallery Alabama is a nonprofit organization that connects youth in foster care with caring 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 & Operations Coordinator


McKenzie Bussman, LMSW

Recruitment Response Coordinator


Amber Lewis

Mentor Match Specialist


Amy Haywood

BookKeeper

2023 Board of Directors


Melanie Nichols

Board Chair


Devyn Gilmer

Board Chair Elect


John McElheny

Governance Chair


Amber Flint

Development Chair


Marcus Skipwith

Finance Chair


Terri Harvill


Brannette Marshall


Joshua Gilmer


Andrew Loehr


Sue Hengel

 


Jonathan Riley


Melanie Talbot


Denise Barton


Daiquiri Steele

2023 Junior Board


Alexis Johnson

Sara Hogue


Aliyah Curry


Bradley Utsey


Elizabeth Armistead


Haley Evans


Jane Gardner


Jasmine Knox-Cleveland


Kaitlin Higginbotham


Sidney Nomberg


Katie Day


Lydia Wherry


Nastassia Myhand

Adopt

Adopt

The lives of the children featured on the Heart Gallery can be brightened forever by just one person – you.

Meet The Children!

Heart Gallery Alabama

Foster

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You can make a world of difference when you open your home to care for a teen in foster care. You are not only fostering their growth and happiness, but also a brighter future – for all of us.

Mentor

SOAR

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The S.O.A.R. mentor program, in partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Alabama, 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.

Hope

Hope

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The Hope from the Heart Program provides youth in the Heart Gallery with a feeling that they are thought of and loved. This program will help each child celebrate their birthday, special holidays and unique outings on request.

Support

Support

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Every young person deserves to go through life knowing they have a caring adult by their side.

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