Helping children in the foster care system through outreach and awareness, the Texas Heart Gallery received $12 million from the state’s General Appropriations Bill. The funds will assist with post-adoption support and facilitating Heart Galleries statewide.
Kori Gough, Heart Galleries of Texas director, said the Heart Gallery raised adoption rates and decreased post-adoption disruptions in Central Texas. The funds will allow them to open 10 more programs across the state. This larger network will operate under the University Heart Gallery in the Steve Hicks School of Social Work’s Center for Societal Impact.
“We are delighted about the funding for the Texas Heart Galleries,” Jeanette R. Davidson, Center for Societal Impact director, said in an email. “Our aim at CSI is to have a positive impact on the lives of people around us. We are just getting…
