The Tangled Hearts Project
Celebrating Adoption and Foster ParentingBy Teri Brown
With the Tangled Hearts Project, Bongiorno wishes to change the image of adoption and transform the foster care system. Her objectives are to:
- Help children of adoption to be more comfortable and self-accepting.
- Increase awareness of adoption and foster care issues through writing, speaking and by having women all over our country wear the Tangled Hearts necklace as a symbol of gratitude toward birth and adoptive mothers, in celebration of adopted children, of hope for all children waiting to be adopted, to encourage more people to become foster or adoptive parents and child advocates, and in support of legislative reform to better protect children.
- Raise scholarship funds for foster care children.
For Bongiorno, Tangled Hearts has become a message and a passion. Her own words say it best: "I basically want to shine the light on this special segment of children so that people will become involved in creating a stable, healthy, loving home life for each of our nation's children."
You Can Help, Too
To find out how to become a court appointed special advocate, visit the National CASA Association. To contribute directly to scholarships that support higher education for foster care children or to be a mentor to one of these students while in college, visit the Orphan Foundation of America. For links to information on becoming a foster or adoptive parent or to learn more about the Tangled Hearts Project, visit TangledHearts.com. |
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