I think they've started a wonderful thing. The message they are sending is so important: these are children, merely children. Reaching out to find that spark of childhood, that whisper of fragility, that craving for love that's hidden behind a tough exterior or buried deep in the withdrawn outer shell is what will show people that these children are not beyond hope.
I was ten years old when I entered the foster care system of North Carolina. Three years later, an aunt in New York became my guardian and I stayed with her until I completed high school. I have wondered many a time how my life would be different had she not opened her home to me.
I've contacted my local branch of the Heart Gallery to volunteer as a photographer, or in whatever other capacity I can. There is so much talent on this site: what a wonderful way to marry your talent to a great cause. Here is the email address of the originator of the idea, who can put you in touch with a group in your area if one exists.
Diane Granito
Foster & Adoptive Parent Recruitment Coordinator
NM Children, Youth & Families Dept.
P.O. Drawer 5160
Santa Fe, NM 87502
Phone: (505) 476-1045 direct
or 1-800-432-2075
DGGranito@cyfd.state.nm.us
I hope others will get involved.
If my message is inappropriate I will remove it; please PM to let me know.
Dawn
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