About Us

The Bay Area Heart Gallery is a collaboration of four public and private member agencies, working in partnership with volunteer professional photographers from across the Bay Area.


Our Mission

To capture the individual spirits of foster children through gallery photographs and to inspire families of all kinds to become adoptive and foster families.


Heart Gallery Goals

To educate the community about the needs for adoption and permanency of children and youth in foster care;

To recruit adoptive families for older children, youth, and sibling groups;

To recruit adoptive and foster parents from throughout the Bay Area.


Member Agencies:

  1. Alameda Country Social Services Agency
  2. Human Services Agency of City and County of San Francisco
  3. Family Builders
  4. San Mateo County Human Services Agency

Volunteering Professional Photographers

Photography Chair: Robin Fryday, Professional Photographer www.robinfryday.com

Many talented professional photographers are donating their talents and time to put a real face on the children and youth living in foster care across the Bay Area.

Photographer Name Contact via:
Bennett, Nathan www.nbphoto.com
Caldwell, Ed www.edwardcaldwell.com
Coolidge, Courteney www.coolidgephotography.com
Cushman, Donna www.digitalstop.com
Davis, Jeff www.lumenproduction.com
Ellen, Deborah DEllen@chori.org
Farrington, Jenn www.jennfarrington.com
Fryday, Robin www.robinfryday.com
Granich, Ralph www.ralphgranichphotography.com
Kilbridge, Anna www.kilbridgephotography.com
Long, Brian brian@longproductions.com
Maloney, Michael www.michaelmaloneyphotography.com
McLeod, William Mercer www.williammercermcleod.com
Menezes, Sheila www.sheilamenezes.com
Mitchell, Margaretta www.margarettamitchell.com
Samuels, Peter www.petersamuels.com
Stark, Chris www.starkpictures.com
Swobada, Kate www.kateswoboda.com
Taranto, Allana www.arsmagnastudio.com
Tilin, Madeleine www.madeleinetilin.com
Turbow, Laura www.ltphoto.com
Wiley, Allyson www.allysonwiley.com

Supporters

The Bay Area Heart Gallery is supported by our member agencies and the following major contributers:

Janice Thornton and Janice Williams, Community Members

The Pottruck Family Foundation
The Pottruck Family Foundation

Sayler Design Works
Sayler Design Works