About Us
The Bay Area Heart Gallery was founded in 2005 by Fredi Juni, Alameda County Social Services Agency, and Robin Fryday, Professional Photographer.
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:
- Alameda Country Social Services Agency
- Human Services Agency of City and County of San Francisco
- Family Builders
- 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 contributors:
Community Members: Leslie Thornton, Marion Roth, and Janice Williams
The Pottruck Family Foundation (Pottruckfoundation.org)
Sayler Design Works
Advancing Ideas, LLC - (AdvancingIdeas.net)
Photolab, Berkeley- (photolaboratory.com)
