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Actors' Playhouse to host The Children's Trust Miami Heart Gallery, November 30th through January 10th

Traveling Museum Quality Exhibit Featuring Portraits of Foster Children Available for Adoption

WHAT: Now in its fourth year, The Children's Trust Miami Heart Gallery is a traveling museum-quality exhibit featuring children in Miami-Dade's foster care system who are available for adoption. Professional photographs capture the unique personality of each child featured in the exhibit. The portraits were taken throughout Coral Gables, in such iconic locations as The Biltmore Hotel, by award-winning photographers who donated their time and talent.

WHO: The Children's Trust Miami Heart Gallery is a partnership between The Children's Trust and Our Kids of Miami-Dade/Monroe, Inc., the local lead agency for child welfare in Miami and the Keys. According to the state of Florida, there are 800 children in Florida who are available for adoption. These children have been removed from their biological parents for reasons of neglect or abuse with no possibility of family reunification. Approximately half of the 155 children who have been featured in The Children's Trust Miami Heart Gallery in the past three years have either been adopted or are in the process of being adopted.

WHEN: November 30, 2011 through January 10, 2012
Monday - Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, 12 p.m. – 6 p.m.

WHERE: Actors' Playhouse at The Miracle Theatre, 280 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables, FL 33134.

DETAILS: The Children's Trust Miami Heart Gallery is complemented by a comprehensive website, www.miamiheartgallery.org, which highlights the portraits and a video of each child; as well as a video of the making of the Miami Heart Gallery. For more information about adoption, call The Children's Trust Helpline at 211 or visit www.miamiheartgallery.org.

The Children's Trust is a dedicated source of revenue established by voter referendum to improve the lives of children and families in Miami-Dade County.

Editor's Note:

• Please refer to the exhibit as The Children's Trust Miami Heart Gallery
• The Children's Trust is available for interviews upon request.
• PHOTOS for Media purposes only. To view all the portraits featured in The Children's Trust 2011 Miami Heart Gallery, click here.