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Breanna, Age 12
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Breanna is an energetic
and healthy 12 year-old girl. She has long
brown hair and green eyes. Breanna is talkative
and thoughtful. Breanna loves to ride her bike and
swim. She is an avid reader and especially enjoys
comic books. Breanna loves peanut butter and jelly
sandwiches and chocolate! Breanna is extremely
creative and artistic in all areas of her life.
She is really good at drawing. Breanna is
inquisitive and well-spoken. She enjoys being with
other people but can also entertain
herself..
Breanna has two siblings.
She has an older brother who is placed in long
term foster care and a younger sister that was
adopted. Breanna longs for contact with her
siblings. However, due to each child's needs that
has not been possible for the past few years.
Eventually when Breanna is in her adoptive
placement she would like to see her brother and
sister occasionally. Breanna would like to
maintain some contact with her siblings. DHS is
constantly assessing each child's needs to see
when visitation could be
possible.
Breanna needs a patient
and understanding family who can support and
encourage her as she continues to grow and
develop. Breanna would like a family that has time
to listen to her and spend time with her daily.
Breanna would benefit from being a part of a
family with a large extended family that she can
be connected to. She needs a family that has
energy to play and interact with her. She needs to
have clear boundaries and predictable routines.
Breanna needs a family who is willing to commit to
her long term. She also needs a family that can
provide stability and enduring caring even when
she feels unstable. Breanna also needs parents who
can advocate for her in her school setting if
needed. Breanna would love to have a family that
attends church and has animals. She also would
like to have a family who enjoys bike riding and
being outdoors.
To inquire about this
child, please visit www.afamilyforeverychild.org
or call
541-343-2856. |
Alec, Zachary and Ania
Ages 11, 6, 4
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Alec
is an extremely likeable and personable young man.
Alec likes to use humor and his knowledge about
many different topics in conversation. Alec enjoys
reading and spending time doing things by himself,
such as putting together legos. Alec is a
very active 11 year-old that enjoys being outside
playing. Alec is loyal to the people that he
loves. Alec is a helpful young man that enjoys
doing chores and helping around the house or in
the yard.
Zachary is a very active little
boy that is affectionate towards others. Zachary
wants approval from peers and adults acknowledging
that he is doing good. Zachary loves to sing and
listening to music. Zachary enjoys playing cars
and games with other kids. Zachary loves caring
for animals of all kinds.
Ania is a very
lovable child that thrives on attention.. Ania is
very attached to her brothers and enjoys playing
with them. Ania loves pink and is a girly-girl.
Ania is very interested in having stories read to
her and doing arts and crafts.
These
children have lived with each other their entire
lives excluding the period of time they were
separated in foster care. These three children are
extremely bonded to each other and love each other
very much. A continued relationship with the
current foster parents would be important for
these
children.
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Family
Finding:
March 20th
9am-1pm
The Family
Finding program searches for family members of
children in foster care. By locating family,
we hope to build a support network for foster
children.
Family Finding runs
exclusively through volunteers and we need YOUR
help!!! We urgently need volunteers willing to
make phone calls, doable
from your own home, on your own schedule.
Want to get
involved?
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Chessa,
Apriawna, and Lawrence
Ages 4, 9,
8
Like his sisters, Lawrence has a great
smile and bright eyes. Lawrence, who is a little
shy, is very polite with a curious nature,
and finds his sister Apriawna to be quite fun
and funny. Lawrence loves video games, riding
his bike and is getting into sports. Lawrence
does not live with his sisters and looks forward
to being adopted with his sisters.
Brown
haired, brown-eyed Apriawna has a sassy little
attitude and great sense of humor, so laughter
will definitely be part of the picture.
Apriawna loves to be the center of attention.
She has an amazing sense of humor and is a very
resilient girl. She likes to read, ride her
scooter and play with friends. Apriawna wants a
family that will love and care for
her.
Curly haired Chess loves to be the
center of attention. A great sense of humor, she
likes performing and imaginary play. She loves
looking girly so it is a real struggle for her
to change in and out of clothes. "Dress up'' is
probably not a good idea.
The family for
these kiddos need to have reasonable
expectations of their development. They should
be educated about the effects of in-utero
exposure to alcohol. The long term effects of
this exposure are likely to present themselves
throughout their development.
We are
recruiting for a family that will maintain
contact with their older sibling. The children
have an extraordinary relationship with her and
she is their maternal figure.
To inquire about these
children, please visit www.afamilyforeverychild.org
or call
541-343-2856. |
Terez and
Zeret
Ages 8 &
6
Terez or ''TJ'' (as he
prefers to be called) loves to play outside. He
has lots of energy and enjoys running, climbing,
and playing games with friends. He is very
creative and enjoys making up games and learning
new things. TJ has a very good sense of humor.
He is a bit sarcastic and enjoys having fun with
others.
Zeret is very personable and once
she gets to know people she is playful and
friendly. Zeret enjoys playing with her brother
but also enjoys dress up, painting her nails,
and making her hair look pretty. She is shy at
first, but once she opens up she is a humorous
delight.
Zeret and TJ have a very close
bond with their older sister. She is ten years
older and has worked with her siblings on
maintaining a healthy sibling attachment. Due in
part to their age difference the plan for the
older sister is different than for her
siblings.. It has been determined by
professional staffing that these children will
function in healthier ways if they are raised
separately. Zeret and TJ also have younger
sibling with whom they do not have a
relationship. In the future it will be important
for these sibling connections to develop and
strengthen as the children mature.
An
ongoing connection with the birth family over
time would benefit these children. Their older
sister and younger brother will continue to have
relationships with their birth family. In order
for Zeret and TJ to assimilate into a new home
it would be good after a period of time to begin
some visitation with their birth family.
Mediation will be offered to both
parents.
Both children (especially TJ)
have a strong connection to their faith. They
have attended Church since birth and enjoy
being part of a community. An adoptive family
will need to acknowledge that they have been
raised in a faith community and try to offer
this in similar ways to the children.
A
future family for these children will need to
support and continue to maintain ongoing contact
between Zeret, TJ and their older sister. This
relationship is crucial to support and
nurture.
These two children will thrive
in a stable home with love and fun. They are
both a true delight and enjoy each other and
other children and adults as well.
To inquire about these
children, please visit www.afamilyforeverychild.org
or call 541-343-2856.
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Jesus, Savannah, and Shania
Ages 7, 6,
4
Jesus is a handsome,
active, and energetic little guy who loves
attention. He always has much to say and thrives
during one-on-one time. He enjoys board games
and card games, playing with action figures,
swimming, riding bikes, and is happiest when he
is running. Jesus displays his running skills
and speed while playing dodgeball and soccer.
Spiderman is his favorite cartoon character and
he's an avid wrestling fan. Jesus reports that
his favorite parts of school are going to
the library and recess.
Savannah is
a charming, sweet six-year-old girl with a
precious smile. She has a strong and
affectionate relationship with Shania. Savannah
enjoys taking care of her dollies, riding her
bike, skipping and hopping, reading, grooming
her hair, and cheerleading. Savannah likes to
look at herself in the mirror. She shows pride
when showing her very neat and tidy
room.
Shania is a delightfully and
irresistibly cute four-year-old girl. Even
though she is the youngest, she keeps up with
her older siblings and occasionally likes to be
the boss. Shania is a cheerleader through the
PAL program where she eagerly shares her love of
music and dance. She likes Barbie dolls, any and
all books, coloring, board games, and hair
adornments. Shania attends school in the Head
Start program. She is excited and eager to learn
new things and be involved in activities at home
and at school. Shania is a smart little girl
with an incredible memory, making it very easy
for her to learn new dances and songs. Jesus,
Savannah, and Shania all enjoy school.
To inquire about these
children, please visit www.afamilyforeverychild.org
or call 541-343-2856.
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