Meet Michael A Kind Teen Who Loves Sports And Dreams Big

Michael is described as helpful, smart and loving. He loves to play basketball, soccer, skateboarding, and playing video and board games. He would also like to start playing baseball and football.

Michael is getting ready to get promoted to 7th grade and is described as very smart, serious student. Michael gets some help in math and writing, but is on target with all of his other subjects.

Michael says he'd like to try skydiving and has even talked about working as a skydiver when he is older.

As a friendly guy, Michael doesn't have any problems making new friends  He's a rule follower in school, and his teachers describe him as very polite to both adults and his peers. He loves to be the center of attention.

There are times when Michael may become impulsive and rigid in his thinking which may lead to impulsive behaviors. He is learning self-control through therapy.

Michael would do well in a two-parent family preferably one with a strong male role model and one with experience in parenting children who need much attention. He will also need a loving, nurturing and consistent home environment that focuses on attachment. It would best if there were no other children in Michael's new family or, if there were, they should be much older than Michael, due to the attention that he needs which he never received. Families from NY, and from New England states will be considered.

Who Can Adopt?

If you’re at least 18, have a stable source of income and have 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. As an adoptive parent, you won’t have to pay any fees. Adoption from foster care is completely free in Massachusetts.

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Adopting a child from foster care includes training, interviews and home visits to determine if adoption is right for you. These steps will help match you with a child or sibling group that will be a good fit.

To learn more about adoption from foster care, call the Massachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange (MARE) at (617) 964-6273 or visit www.mareinc.org. Start the process today and give a waiting child a permanent place to call home.