Syriana is an energetic ten-year-old Hispanic girl who loves to be active! She describes herself as smart and fun. Syriana has many interests including singing, painting, gymnastics, and reading. She is doing well academically in school and benefits with support for some behavioral needs. Syriana especially likes learning math! When she grows up, Syriana wants to be a famous singer.
Syriana (Photo courtesy of In Grace Photography)
Syriana needs a stable, consistent environment that can accommodate her needs while supporting her as part of the family. She should be the only or significantly younger child in her adoptive family. The ideal family would be a two parent (female/female or female/male) or a single female family who has some prior parenting or childcare experience, including advocacy skills. Syriana has contact with some of her extended birth family members who would like to remain part of her life post-adoption. Syriana would really like a dog too!
How do I adopt a child from foster care?
To adopt a child from foster care, you must go through a training, interview and matching process that can take one to two years. To begin, call the Massachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange (MARE), for referrals to agencies in your area. A social worker will meet with you, then refer you for the Massachusetts Approach to Partnerships in Parenting (MAPP) training. After completing the MAPP course, you’ll have meetings with a social worker who will conduct your “homestudy” to explore adoption possibilities with you and begin to match you with a waiting child. It’s important to balance patience with persistence to make a match that will build a lifelong family.
To learn more about Syriana, and about adoption from foster care, call the MARE at 617-54-ADOPT (617-542-3678) or visit www.mareinc.org. The sooner you call, the sooner a waiting child will have “a permanent place to call HOME.”
