Answering Tough Questions With Laurie Sherman Graff
Why was I given up? What's wrong with me? Adoptees sometimes ask tough questions. Adoptive mom Laurie shares what she's learning raising her son. She talks about how she's come alongside him to support them so they grow up to thrive. She talks about bonding so they know we have their backs, empowering and encouraging them to flourish.
Thriving Adoptees - Let's Thrive · Laurie Sherman Graff, Simon Benn
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Show Notes
Laurie is Executive Director of Heart Gallery NYC.
Heart Gallery NYC , a non profit organization founded in 2006, utilizes photography to raise awareness of, and recruit permanent, loving adoptive families for children in foster care in New York City. In collaboration with the NYC Administration for Children’s Services and the foster provider agencies, Heart Gallery NYC collaborates with notable photographers, who donate their talents to create beautiful portraits of children in need of adoptive families. The Heart Gallery NYC online gallery features these compelling images of the youth, along with their personal narratives, to recruit prospective parents, and advocate for the children's need for loving, "forever families".
https://www.facebook.com/heartgallerynyc
https://www.instagram.com/heart_gallery_nyc/
Heart Gallery New York
A New York State Office of Children and Family Services Collaboration
www.heartgallerynewyork.org
Through the Eyes of the Homeless
A NYC Department of Homeless Services Collaboration
www.eyesofthehomelessnyc.org
National Heart Gallery Exhibit, Project Director
A Casey Family Programs Collaboration
www.nationalheartgalleryexhibit.org
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