Give a child a

forever family.

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Our Impact

By connecting children with forever families, we’re rewriting the foster care story across the Piney Woods of East Texas and guiding families every step of the adoption journey.

Permanent Heart Gallery Displays

Referrals Received

Children in their permanent home

Until every child is home

In foster care, older children, sibling groups, and children with medical and behavioral needs are often overlooked due to their lower likelihood of adoption. Historically, less than 1% of these individuals find forever families.

Right now about 100 of these children live in East Texas and are in need of extra recruiting efforts.

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One photo can

change a life.

Heart Gallery East Texas uses captivating photo exhibits to introduce communities to the faces, names, and stories of the East Texas children who are least likely to be adopted, paving the way for them to find love and belonging in forever families.

With a Heart Gallery program in place, dedicated staff, and media coverage, the national statistic of these children finding a forever family increases to 60%!

How you can help

Host a Heart Gallery to help forgotten foster kids in East Texas get adopted

Host the gallery

Bring the gallery to your business or next event.

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Use your photography skills to change the lives of children

Volunteer

Volunteer with us as a pro photographer.

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Donate to Heart Gallery East Texas

Support our mission

Help us connect kids with forever families.

Donate
Adopt a forgotten foster child in East Texas

Adopt a child

Become the forever family of a child in East Texas.

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Our Partners.

Because of partners like these, more families discover children waiting for adoption.

  • 4Kids4Families
  • A.S. Genecov Foundation
  • Anderson-Vukelja Foundation
  • Henry M. Bell, III
  • Jeff Bice
  • Emmalyn Boitnott
  • Matthew Bradley
  • Samantha Burch
  • Byers Family Foundation
  • Central Baptist Church
  • T.J. Chapman
  • Christus Health
  • Thomas Clyde
  • Alexis Combest
  • Donna Crenshaw
  • Dayspring Methodist Church
  • Edwin Duncan
  • Louise Dyer
  • East Texas Communities Foundation
  • Annette Findley
  • Flint Baptist Church
  • Mia & Foy Forehand
  • Laurie Ann Frank
  • Carrie & Rocky Gill
  • Shannon Glenney
  • Kori Gough
  • Grace Expressions Charitable Fund
  • Green Acres Baptist Church
  • Fred & Ginger Haberle Charitable Fund
  • Heart Galleries of Texas
  • Kate Hooper
  • Kendra Hoyle
  • Robert Jackson
  • John Soules Foods
  • Debra & Jeff Johnston
  • Kendra Scott LLC
  • Jennifer Kerr
  • Christi & Fred Khalaf
  • April & John Klein
  • Jocelyn Koert
  • Dr. Paul & Kay Latta
  • Maegan & Chad Maddux
  • Tiffany  Matthews
  • Meela & Juan E. Mejia/TJC
  • Mk Milam
  • Sharon & Tom Mullins
  • Ellen & John Musselmon
  • Jimmy Negem
  • Wendee Parker
  • Greg Parker
  • Rhonda & Larry Parker
  • Monica Penkilo
  • Chris Petty
  • T.J. & LaVerne Plunkett Foundation at East Texas Communities Foundation
  • Lin & Jerry Reynolds
  • Tom Ridley
  • Cynthia & Whit Riter Donor Advised Fund
  • Stephenie & Randy Roberts
  • Rose Heights Church of God
  • Susan Rossman
  • Dr. Paul & Elizabeth Sharkey, Jr.
  • Gillian & James Sheridan
  • Larkin Simmons
  • Jerome S. Smith
  • South Spring Baptist Church
  • Southside Bank
  • Don Spivey
  • Patty Steelman
  • The R.W. Fair Foundation
  • Tyler Apartment Association
  • Tyler Area Builders Assocciation
  • Chelli & Don Warren
  • Sherri & Mark Whatley
  • Patrick Willis
  • Judge Robert Wilson
  • Tom Woldert
  • Jemilynn & Jason Wright
  • Sharon & James Wynne