Design 21: Social Design Network

Heart Gallery NYC

The mission of Heart Gallery, New York City is to enable children living in foster care in our communities to realize their dream of finding permanent, loving adoptive families to call their own, and to raise awareness and educate the public about the hundreds of children who desperately need and deserve the shelter and love of forever homes.

Currently, there are nearly 17,000 children living in foster care in New York City – nearly 400 are in desperate need of a nurturing, caring family. Some have special needs or are considered difficult to place because they are older or in sibling groups. Many have experienced abuse or neglect. All have one thing in common: They want a permanent home, a loving family and, above all, to be loved.

Heart Gallery, New York City wants to make a permanent difference in these children’s lives by offering them a second chance for a new life and a new future. Help us help make a child’s dream come true.