Become a Heart Gallery Photographer to Support Illinois Foster Care Adoption with Let It Be Us

Become a Heart Gallery Photographer to Support Illinois Foster Care Adoption with Let It Be Us

Support Illinois Foster Care with Let It Be Us by becoming a Heart Gallery Photographer. The Heart Gallery of Illinois is an online photo listing service that features portraits of children in Illinois foster care awaiting  adoption. These portraits are powerful tools used to help recruit adoptive families. They humanize the adoption journey and help potential parents truly see the child behind the case file while allowing photographers to support adoption in Illinois. 

Why Volunteer Photographers Are Vital to the Heart Gallery of Illinois

Across the state of Illinois, hundreds of children in foster care are waiting for adoptive families. Many are older youth, part of sibling groups, or have special needs. 

This is where the Heart Gallery of Illinois with Let It Be Us makes a difference in Illinois foster care adoption.

Professional portraits help children stand out and help capture their story. These images become the first impression for a waiting child. They’re not just pictures, they’re portraits that tell a story of resilience, warmth, and hope.

When you volunteer your time as a Heart Gallery Photographer for children in Illinois foster care, you help these children get one step closer to finding a forever family.

How to Become a Volunteer Heart Gallery of Illinois Photographer  with Let It Be Us

Join our network of creatives across Chicago, the Northern Region, Rockford, Peoria, Springfield, Champaign, Urbana, and beyond who volunteer their time to make an impact.

As a Heart Gallery photographer, you’ll:

• Use your talents to help children in foster care find adoptive homes.
• Be featured in our digital adoption photo gallery.
• Join the Let It Be Us mission-driven community working to transform lives through Illinois adoption.
• Gain recognition on our website (if desired).

Our team handles coordination and communication – you just bring your creativity and compassion.

How the Photo Sessions Work

Once you are officially a Heart Gallery volunteer photographer, we’ll reach out when there’s a child in need of a photo session in your area. We coordinate everything, including:

• Scheduling
• Location planning
• Background information to inform the tone of the shoot

Each session results in beautiful, professional portraits that are used in adoption recruitment efforts statewide.

Make a Difference in the Lives of Children in Foster Care

Your camera has the power to change a life. By joining the Heart Gallery of Illinois, you help children in foster care get noticed, be remembered, and most importantly, find permanency through adoption.

If you’re ready to help children in foster care in Illinois, we invite you to apply to become a photographer with the Heart Gallery of Illinois with Let It Be Us today.

About Let It Be Us

Let It Be Us is an Illinois 501(c)3 and licensed child welfare agency. The mission of Let It Be Us is to provide collaborative, innovative solutions of effective recruitment and placement within Illinois foster care and adoption. The Let It Be Us platform manages the Adoption Listing Service of Illinois and the Heart Gallery of Illinois, engines of success for Illinois foster care adoptions. The Let It Be Us vision is for all children in the Illinois child welfare system to achieve educational equity, employment equity, and overall well being through the incorporation of Let It Be Us Programming into statewide advancements in foster care and adoption recruitment and placement. For more information about Let It Be Us, visit www.letitbeus.org.