Faces Of Hope

     Brianna loves listening to music, reading and playing softball.  Like her sister, Diamond, she has played on community softball teams.  A happy and intelligent 13-year-old, Brianna is soft-spoken and at times shy.  In the eighth grade, she does very well in school and is regularly on the honor roll.  She is learning to take responsibility for her actions.

     Diamond is bubbly, happy 10-year-old with a brilliant smile.  She gets along well with adults and other children and easily expresses herself.  A bright child, her good grades regularly earn her a place on the honor roll.  Math is her best subject and she consistently works above her fifth grade level.  Diamond is learning how to control her emotions to make better choices and to use coping skills to resolve conflicts.

     Zymir, eight, is a bundle of energy and quite a conversationalist.  He loves to be outdoors, riding his bike, playing football and basketball and just running around.  When he is indoors, he enjoys drawing, reading, playing board games and cuddling with his foster mom and watching TV.  He also likes to sing and listen to music.  In the first grade, he benefits from special educational services.  Therapy is helping him deal with emotional and behavioral challenges resulting from the separations and losses he has experienced.

     The siblings are currently in separate foster care placements.  They want very much to be adopted together.  If this is not possible, then Zymir can be placed separately from his sisters, who must be adopted together.  The siblings are eligible for financial subsidy.

     Often people think of babies when they hear the word "adoption".  There are, however, relatively few infants in the foster care system awaiting permanent homes.  Most are school-aged; many have physical, emotional and/or mental challenges.  Others are siblings who need to be adopted together.  Nearly half of the children are from minority cultures.

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