Meet Children Waiting for a Family

Tyanna is an energetic 12-year-old with a vibrant personality! She loves feeling special and having attention focused on her. She is an active young lady and enjoys playing outside, doing gymnastics, and playing soccer and basketball. She also loves watching SpongeBob. Tyanna has experienced a lot of loss in her life and may take time to develop trust. Her ideal family will be patient, committed to sticking with her no matter what, advocate for her mental health, and be very involved in her services. She will do best as the youngest or only youth in the home. Tyanna is smart, sweet, and resilient, and we believe she has great potential with the right family by her side.

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Olivia is a young and adventurous 12-year-old who loves to be outside. She loves animals and nature. Olivia enjoys collecting and reading about squishmallows. She would love to be a role model/big sister to younger children. Olivia is a loveable person who loves giving hugs. She can adapt to new environments and recreate long term connections. Olivia loves to eat and is a great helper with age-appropriate tasks. She likes to be the center of attention and loves to make memories. She is good at vocalizing her needs and wants. Olivia is creative with her coloring and drawings. Her favorite colors are pink and purple. She loves unicorns. Her favorite artist is JoJo Siwa. Olivia has a positive attitude given what she has been through at a young age. She is incredibly strong and is a motivated young girl who just wants to be loved and cared for.

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Kameron, age 15, prefers to be called KJ. He has a bright smile and a playful personality. He enjoys playing basketball and football. His favorite basketball team is the Golden State Warriors, and his favorite player is, of course, Stephen Curry. KJ is described as having a “dry, quick-witted, observant, and clever humor sprinkled with puns.” His favorite comedians are Kevin Hart and Fluffy. He loves all superhero movies noting that his favorites are: Spiderman, Shazam!, and The Dark Knight. KJ enjoys outdoor activities such as hiking, biking, and fishing. He describes his ideal day as “a sunny day BBQing where everyone is enjoying themselves.” On a rainy day, KJ enjoys playing video games, watching movies, baking cookies, and sleeping. KJ likes country and rap music and says he would love to learn how to play the guitar someday.

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Lillie is a bright and active 11-year-old with a passion for being outdoors and staying creative. She loves riding bikes, playing soccer and softball, and is always eager to explore new ways to express herself through arts and crafts, especially making bracelets. Lillie is a thoughtful and self-aware young girl who enjoys using her diary to reflect on her feelings and emotions. She thrives in environments where she feels supported and unjudged, and she benefits from receiving affection and attention. Lillie excels in school, consistently making the honor roll, and she flourishes in calm, less crowded spaces where she can focus on emotional regulation and avoid triggers. She is eager to form healthy, loving connections with those around her.

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17-year-old Billy is such a fun young man! He knows how to have a good time with anyone. Though he may start out shy, he swiftly lights up. He loves to talk and could go on and on about history. He would have the best time exploring civil war sites for ghosts! He loves all things supernatural and spooky! Billy is fascinated with sasquatch, giant krakens, and aliens. Watching mystery shows on YouTube is a great way to spend an evening with Billy after a long day of fishing by the shore or spending time in a tree stand during hunting season. He can share lots of tips on how to catch a big fish or even hunt bears. It will soon become ah-parent to you that Billy loves dad jokes. He’ll keep you laughing at puns while he builds model Lego cars with a latte after baseball or biking.

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Sean is an outgoing and active 11 year-old boy who enjoys physical activity, especially outdoor activities like sandboxes, playgrounds, and riding bikes. Sean is very expressive and intuitive with his peers. Sean does best with calm positive support and praise and sometimes needs help identifying his “silver linings” or achievements. He would thrive as the only child in a household and would love to have pets to care for. Sean would benefit most from a family that is understanding and patient and allow him the time to get comfortable while trust is being build. Sean would thrive in a home that provides clear explanations for transitions and plenty of one-on-one time. He will need caregivers that can remain calm, consistent, fair, and who have realistic expectations. Sean would benefit from structure and stability, with clearly defined and consistently established limits and expectations.

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Lincoln is a bright and active 8 year-old boy with a natural curiosity and creative imagination. He enjoys interactive play-based activities like card and board games and action figures. Lincoln loves gross motor activities and does well when there is minimal competition, like playgrounds and obstacle courses. Lincoln excels in school and his teachers report that he often takes a leadership role in the classroom by helping his peers with schoolwork and rule following. He responds very well to structure and consistency and takes pride in earning rewards for his behavior. Lincoln has a high level of insight and empathy for his age and tunes into his caregiver and peers, matching their energy. He rebounds quickly from setbacks and can independently identify mistakes he made and changes to avoid those mistakes in the future. Lincoln has expressed that he would like to be part of a family with other children and animals. He would do best with a family that can provide structure and boundaries with a patient, supportive, and laid-back approach.

Meet Epifani! Epifani is a smart, determined 11 year-old with a big heart. She enjoys singing, dancing, watching movies and shows, and playing electronic games. She looks forward to spending time outside and does well with opportunities to burn some energy. She does well with taking on some responsibility, such as maintaining her daily routine and caring for pets in the home. Epifani hopes for a family that will spend time and enjoy pizza together! Her team is looking for a trauma-informed family who is committed to working through challenges together. Her ideal family will be consistent, committed, patient, and very involved in her services and activities. She would do best as the youngest child in the home.

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Samantha, age 17, is a vibrant and honest teenager. She is quick to tell you her opinion and often advocates for herself in all aspects of her life. Samantha loves candy especially skittles. She will never say no to singing along in the car. She enjoys getting her nails and hair done, so she will never say no to a self-care day. Yet at her best, Samantha can be welcoming, charismatic, funny, and is ready to find those who are willing to be a part of her journey. She wants to feel loved and have someone who will always be there for her. Her team is looking for a family committed to supporting her mental health and working through challenges together. Could you be the family who will give Samantha the love and support she longs for?

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15-year-old Eve is a super sweet, outgoing child who loves to joke around. She describes herself as funny, kind and a good listener. In her free time she likes to sing, dance and do hair and makeup. Eve does well in school and her favorite subjects are history and math. When Eve grows up she would like to be the President!

A word Eve would use to describe family is “happy or together.” She would do well in a family that has a strong, independent woman as a role model for her. Eve would also thrive in a setting where she feels safe and supported. “Belonging” to Eve means that everyone is together. Could you be that family that will make Eve feel like she belongs?

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11-year-old Jase is a fun and energetic child. He loves to help others in any way he can and loves any one-on-one attention that he can get. He can be timid at first, but once he is comfortable, he is very outgoing. Jase is very funny and loves to make others laugh. His favorite activities are playing outside, hopscotch, and making up new games like “golf soccer!” He has a fantastic imagination, and his energy is contagious. Overall Jase is a very playful kid with a smile and laugh that lights up a room.

A family that would be a good fit for Jase would be a family that is energetic and likes to do activities together outdoors. Jase is very intelligent and loves to build and create new things, but he especially loves it when he has someone to do it with. Jase craves stability. He wants a family that can be there for the long haul. He recognizes his behavior but wants to work through it with someone by his side. He enjoys collaborating and working with others as a team, and he has been looking for a team to stick by him for quite some time. Jase would enjoy having siblings, but he would prefer to be the youngest in the home. He is a very kind child and hopes to see kindness and nurturing in a family. Could you be that family to finally show him the unwavering love he so badly deserves?

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JinLong “Jin” is 13 years old and is shy when you first meet him. He is caring, sweet and almost always has a smile on his face. He loves fast cars and fast food! Jin is described as a sweet boy, and a pleasure to be around. His smile is contagious, and he can light up an entire room. Jin yearns to have normal life experiences and to enjoy being a kid. He enjoys getting head rubs before bed, playing outside, soccer, and enjoys looking for undercover police cars when he’s out and about. Jin will enjoy tagging along running routine errands and just being out in the community. This young man loves to talk and can carry on quite the conversation! He most likely will need lifelong support in place in his day-to-day activities. Jin is holding on to hope that there is a family out there who will love him, keep him safe and allow him to enjoy life.

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My name is Alyssa, and I am 16 years old. I’ve been in foster care since January 2019, I’ve bounced around from home to home trying to make my last move. I struggle with lying, stealing, arguing with authority and I ran away once. It’s a slow process, but I’m working on it by building trust with people of authority, so I won’t have to worry about lying or stealing from them. I am working on my stealing by focusing on myself so I can identify and control my impulses and make the right choices. I am living in a group home and am working on things such as my anger, lying, stealing, obedience, keeping drama low, social skills and little things such as keeping up with my chores and keeping my room clean.

On the bright side, I am very helpful, energetic, responsible, caring and am a good listener. One time I rode a special bus because my school was half an hour away from my house and I helped the bus aide buckle the kids in, get them on and off the bus and when we would get to school, I would help their teachers by getting their food and help them get to class. I am very confident! When I was in elementary school, I ran for Vice President. I lost, but the point is, I still ran.

When I was little, I took the responsibility of being “mom” by helping my brother and sister get to where they needed to be. Yes, we were late to school every morning, but we still got there! I learned how to cook, and I had to feed the whole family before I fed myself. I learned how to bathe and clothe myself and I can say I just overall became more independent at a young age.

I’m most definitely the class clown in every situation I’m put in because you always have to make the best out of every situation. I have my anti-social moments as well as any other teenager, so when I do, I just talk on facetime with my friends in my bedroom, play video games or just stay in my room. I’m not a tomboy but I’m not a girly girl either. I lie makeup, clothes, hair and everything but I’ll get down for football, 4-wheelers, video games and just to get dirty.

I’m very easy to please, but very picky at the same time. I love social media, baking, hanging out with friends of both genders, sleepovers, writing, shopping, video games, being active, playing sports, hiking, going to the gym and talking. I am very loud! I can always make conversation and put smiles on people’s faces. I love getting my nails done, doing my hair, joking around and watching movies. I love music, especially rap, hip hop, R&B and trap music and I like my music LOUD! I love animals, especially big dogs, they are my favorite! I also like small animals like hamsters, lizards and stuff like that.

If somebody were to ask me what a perfect family for me was, I would say siblings, younger or older but especially younger because I love little kids and babies but older is ok too because I also like video games and shopping. A perfect family would love to travel and go on vacation, is really chill and laid back but sets rules, lets me take responsibility and lets me go out with friends. A perfect family would have a big dog or lots of big dogs. They would let me make mistakes and provide me with a safe and stable environment, somebody I could love and trust into being my forever home.

Nobody is perfect and I’ve made mistakes, but I hope that doesn’t stop me from being adopted.

Thank you!

-Alyssa

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Meet Eliza! She is 16 years old and multi-racial. When first introduced to you, she will shake your hand and tell you how nice it is to meet you with a big smile on her face. This young lady is quite a conversationalist, she is full of energy and is very curious about everything. Eliza loves being outside and especially loves swimming. She is creative and in her younger years, she would create masterpieces with Legos, she enjoys drawing and likes to sing. She dreams of being an actress and likes the idea of transforming into someone else to entertain people. Eliza has become a fierce advocate for herself and is not afraid to speak up for what she feels is right.

Eliza loves to learn new things and enjoys meeting new people. She is excited about adding people to her life who will love her and call her theirs. Eliza does have a village surrounding her, full of people from her birth family, previous caregivers and people in the community who will all want to stay connected, so her adoptive family will need to be open to maintaining contact and helping with possible visits in the future. She does not have any significant connections with consistent connections requiring contact/visitations occurring right now at this point in her due to where she is residing. Her CASA worker is a huge support and will want to remain connected in her life.

Eliza is a transgendered female and needs a family where she can confidently express herself and where she knows she is safe. As she is getting older, she is becoming more comfortable in her skin. Eliza is very eager to impress others and be accepted, so she can be a sort of chameleon to gain that acceptance, but she needs to be in a family where she can find out who she really is, what she really believes in, what she believes about herself and where she can feel truly safe and unconditionally accepted. This will take time. We are seeking a family who is a part of (or ally for) the LGBTQIA+ community.

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14-year-old Jaden is ready to find his forever family! Jaden who enjoys basketball, Legos, and spending time outside. Jaden likes school and plays the clarinet in the school band. He is used to being in a rural setting but has also lived in more suburban areas.  Jaden would love a family that allows him to “just be a kid” and enjoys spending time together! He is open to having siblings and/or pets. He does well with routine, structure, support for emotional regulation, redirection, and boundaries. The ideal family for Jaden would have therapeutic parents who give him time to warm up to them and remain consistent and committed through tough times.

Meet Syncere! Syncere is a sweet, empathetic 10-year-old boy who wants to belong. He is a good advocate for himself and has learned how to get his needs met with caregivers and staff. He enjoys being outside – playing, hiking, or exploring in nature. He loves superheroes, all things Marvel, and fidget toys. He enjoys animals, especially dogs. Syncere is seeking a family with knowledge about trauma and how it impacts behavior. His ideal family will be consistent, committed, patient, and very involved in his schooling and other services. He does best with ongoing supervision, redirection, and support with transitions. His ideal family would include firm but nurturing parents, and having older siblings in the home would be a bonus.

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Meet Dylan! This 16-year-old is excited about the idea of adoption and about searching for his forever family. His ideal home would consist of a loving family where games of all types are played regularly. Dylan dreams of having a kind and loving family, having a job that is not too complicated and he wishes he could be the smartest person in the universe. He will tell you his spirit animal is a tiger because they are brave, fierce, smart, and protective. Dylan’s favorite subjects in school are math and science, but he says he enjoys them all. Some of his other favorite things include slushees, Frosties, ice cream and Mexican food.

Piano playing and fiddling with instruments have been interests for quite some time and he also enjoys singing. He always has his mp3 player and ear buds on him as music means a lot to him. He is incredibly tech savvy and enjoys anything with a screen! He wants his future family to know that he may become a YouTube celebrity/influencer and wants to be a computer specialist or an astronaut when he grows up! Seeing volcanoes in person would be something on his bucket list if he were to create one and if he could have a superpower, it would be to control the weather. Dylan enjoys being inside playing games or reading but he also likes spending time outside. We have also discovered that this young man can CLEAN! He enjoys doing projects around the house and making everything look good while being immaculately clean and sanitized!

Dylan has a beautifully unique personality and enjoys being around people. He has never met a stranger and will walk up to anyone, introduce himself and get to know them. His manners are amazing, and his level of engagement is very impressive. He loves to laugh; he thrives with praise and does well one on one time with people who care about him. At times, Dylan needs extra support and guidance when in social situations. Over time, a family can model this and encourage him. He is protective of the ones he loves and now we need to find him a family to be protective of him. Dylan does come with some strong connections in his life, so a family in or accessible to those in Virginia is very important.

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Ra’Son (pronounced Ray-sahn) is a sweet and happy 15-year-old who can be incredibly polite and respectful. He typically has a smile on his face and can be a bit shy when you first meet him, but he warms up pretty quickly, especially if you are kind and like slime! Ra’Son is loves the color red, kind, loving, helpful and a good problem solver. He has also been described as creative, intelligent, inquisitive, and resourceful.

Ra’Son is proficient with electronics, as mentioned, he loves (is obsessed) with slime, and he loves arts and crafts! He has recently taken an interest in graphic novels and crystals. He does very well in therapy right now because it’s art therapy. He enjoys making bracelets, origami, and Legos. He is also athletic and excels at most sports he tries.

Ra’Son has experienced high levels of loss and rejection in his life and is open to finding a new family; a family who will commit to him and allow him to feel a sense of belonging and safety. It may take some time to gain his trust as he has had people let him down in the past.

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16-year-old Aiden is described as likeable, social, and resilient. His personality is generally cheerful, bright, enthusiastic, and engaging. Aiden is open to conversation with others and is learning to talk about his feelings. He enjoys social media, YouTube, TikTok, riding his bike, swimming, playing sports, tossing the football, spending time with friends, watching TV shows and movies, playing video games, board games and playing outside. He is getting older, so some of his interests are changing and he’s really focused on football now! He also likes building things. Aiden makes friends easily. His hygiene and daily life skills are good. In the past, has participated in running clubs, church activities (youth group), community based basketball and a mentoring group. Aiden has a strong bond with his brother and sister, and he should continue to have sibling visits when appropriate. Aiden is also connected to his cousin and her family and should maintain that relationship in the future. Aiden will thrive in a safe, loving, committed home.

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