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Heartwarming exhibit connects kids to loving homes

Photographs of children in need of adoption will be featured in Sacramento State's University Library Gallery beginning Oct. 18 and running through Nov. 19.

The Heart Gallery Exhibit will show approximately 60 photographs of children between the ages of 6-17 in need of permanent homes. Rosemary Papa, director of Sacramento State’s Center for Teaching and Learning, was the founder of Sacramento’s Heart Gallery project. “It’s an all-volunteer organization,” says Papa, “and in the beginning we went to adoption agencies and asked how we could help them to get older kids and sibling sets adopted, as they are the hardest to place.”

This is the second time the exhibit will be held on campus. The previous exhibit was held last year and was a great success. “At our last show, 80 percent of the children featured were placed in permanent homes,” says Papa. She went on to say that while the show’s success was heartening, at any given time there are approximately 1,700 children in foster care in Sacramento who are waiting to be adopted.

A reception for the exhibit will be held on Saturday, Oct. 28 from 5 to 7 p.m. in the University Library Gallery. Former news anchor Stan Atkinson will be the master of ceremonies for the event. Also on hand will be representatives from Lilliputian Children’s Services and Sierra Adoption Services. The reception is free and open to the public.

Library Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, contact Papa at 278-5945.