Siblings seek home together
Daequan and Raya are affectionate siblings of African-American descent who seek to be adopted together.
Daequan is a bright child who enjoys playing video games and being active in his after-school program. He is interested in sports and has strong athletic capabilities. He dreams of being a football player when he gets older. He does well in school 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 loves to sing, dance and play with her dolls. She is also helpful in her foster home. Raya gets along well with her peers and the adults in her life. She does well in school and enjoys learning.
Ready for adoption, 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 so long as the family can provide stability and structure for the siblings throughout their lives. The social worker also feels they will do best with a family in Massachusetts. A family also needs to be open to correspondence with Daequan and Raya’s biological mother.
Who can adopt?
Can you provide the guidance, love and stability 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 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 siblings who will be a good match for your family.
To learn more, call the Massachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange at 617-964-6273 or go to mareinc.org. The sooner you call, the sooner a waiting child will have “a permanent place to call home.”