Siblings need home together
Daequan and Raya are affectionate siblings of African-American descent. Daequan, 9, is a bright child who enjoys playing video games and is active in his after-school program. He is interested in sports and has strong athletic capabilities. He dreams of becoming a football player when he is older. In school, Daequan does well and is able to make friends easily. Daequan’s foster family reports he is a great big brother to his sister Raya. They also say he is helpful and a pleasure to be around.
Raya, 5, loves to sing, dance and play with her dolls. She is also helpful in her foster home without any prompting. Raya gets along well with her peers and the adults in her life. She regularly attends daycare and does not require any academic assistance or therapeutic interventions.
Daequan and Raya should be placed together with or without other children in the home. Their social worker is open to looking at all family constellations as long as the family can provide stability and structure throughout their lives. A family would also need to be open to letters and picture correspondence with Daequan and Raya’s biological mother.
Who can adopt?
Can you provide the guidance, love and stability that a child needs? If you’re at least 18 years old, have a stable source of income and room in your heart, you may be a perfect match to adopt a waiting child. Adoptive parents can be single, married or partnered; experienced or not; renters or homeowners; LGBTQ singles and couples.
The process to adopt a child from foster care requires training, interviews and home visits to determine if adoption is right for you, and if so, to help connect you with a child or sibling group that will be a good match. To learn more about adoption from foster care, call the Massachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange at 617-542-3678 or go to mareinc.org.