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ABOUT
HEART GALLERY

  • The Heart Gallery uses professional portraits displayed in the community to connect families interested in adoption with children and youth in the foster care system and the supports needed to thrive.

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  • The Heart Gallery programs assist caseworkers in what many consider to be their hardest cases, finding homes for teens, sibling groups and medically fragile children.

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  • Heart Gallery of South Texas is situated in this local community, wrapping around children to help find their forever homes.

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  • Heart Gallery of South Texas is a part of Heart Galleries of Texas.

Region 11 has 19 counties and has over 200 children and youth waiting to be adopted.

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TAKING A IN DEPTH LOOK INTO OUR HEART GALLERY

The Heart Gallery of South Texas is one of the 11 galleries in the Heart Galleries of Texas.  Each Region (as defined by the Department of Family Protective Services) has a Heart Gallery featuring children and youth from their region. 

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Our Children are from all over the region, but mostly the Rio Grande Valley, Corpus Christi and Laredo. 

Throughout the entire region most of our children are over the age of 12.

Where are our children and youth from?

How old are the children and youth?

Nueces County

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Webb County

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Cameron County

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Hidalgo County

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All other Counties

What is the gender of the children and youth?

The gender ratio is even throughout the whole region, where a little over half of the children and youth are female. 

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