About the Heart Gallery of Orange County

The Heart Gallery of Orange County is a unique and stirring photographic exhibit of legally adoptable children and sibling groups in state custody who dream of having a "forever family". Award-winning photographers donate their time to capture the special spirit of each child. Since its inception in Santa Fe in 2001, The Heart Gallery message has spread to other states, where it has been successful in putting a face on adoption and finding homes for many waiting children. It has been featured on CBS, NPR and in CameraArts magazine, Women's World, Parade, and the New York Times. Following its opening, each Heart Gallery exhibit tours the state to bring awareness about the need for adoptive families to all corners of the country.

The mission of the Heart Gallery of Orange County is to inspire Southern Californians who otherwise might never see themselves as potential adoptive and foster parents.

The Heart Gallery of Orange County seeks qualified and willing people willing to become adoptive and foster families to children whose families cannot or will not care for them.

For more information email us at: oc4kids@ssa.ocgov.com