Joel likes dogs, math

Joel is a caring teen boy of Hispanic descent who can speak both Spanish and English. He would like a family that has a pet, preferably a dog. He likes caring for animals and he is described as polite and helpful. He enjoys playing basketball and looks up to Michael Jordan. Joel also enjoys learning about magic, playing chess, watching movies and reading books. If he had three wishes, he would like to be the richest person in the world, stop world hunger and be a Marine. He is in middle school and he does well with the frequent breaks and small groups in his classroom. At school, he is friendly and helpful. His favorite subject is math. Legally freed for adoption, Joel will need a family open to maintaining contact with his grandmother. His worker feels he would do best in a two-parent home with older or no other children.

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 your family will be a good match for.

To learn more about adoption from foster care, call the Massachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange at 617964-6273 or go to mareinc.org. The sooner you call, the sooner a waiting child will have “a permanent place to call home.”