Deniol, 12, loves sports

Deniol is a sweet and social 12-year-old boy of Hispanic descent. His favorite activity is playing sports, especially basketball and soccer. He also enjoys playing video games. He adapts quickly to new environments and is comfortable talking and playing with adults and children of all age. He makes friends easily.

Legally freed for adoption, Deniol is looking for a loving family that can provide him with support, structure and consistency. An ideal family will also be able to advocate for his needs and help him utilize appropriate community services. Although his social worker believes he will do well in a family of any constellation, with or without children, she believes he will do particularly well in a family in which he can have siblings. A family that enjoys being active would also be a good match for Deniol.

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.”