Adoption Center Hosts Photo Exhibit of Adoptable Children in Foster Care

March 2, 2004

The National Center for Adoption Law & Policy at Capital University Law School is hosting a photo exhibit featuring children in the Franklin County Children Services foster-to-adopt program.

Visitors can view the exhibit through April in the windows of the 325 E. Broad Street office of the National Center for Adoption Law & Policy.

Each of the black-and-white images was taken, hand-developed and donated by Tom Dubanowich, a Grandview, Ohio-based professional photographer.

Pictured above are two images from the gallery. The children shown are Derek age 12 and Renee age 16

The photos are also featured in a calendar distributed by Franklin County Children Services to raise awareness about children in foster care and their need for permanent homes. Other sponsors of the calendar include the Franklin Park Conservatory, Shremshock Architects, Inc., The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption and the Adopt-a-Child Foundation.

There are presently more than 200 children in the permanent custody of Franklin County Children Services waiting to be adopted. About 80 per cent are African American children age 3 and older, and white children age 8 and older. Many of these waiting children are teenagers, part of a sibling group and/or children who have special needs.

For more information about the foster-to-adopt program, call Franklin County Children Services at 614-341-6060 or go online to http://www.co.franklin.oh.us/children_services/.