Sunday’s Child is a weekly column featuring a child or teen currently in foster care awaiting adoption.
Tommy, 14, is very passionate and enjoys engaging in conversation with adults and children. He loves a good debate with a trusted adult!
Tommy loves techno music and Pokémon. He is also very active outdoors, riding his scooter around the neighborhood and helping his foster mother with gardening and yard work.
He is a very entrepreneurial young man, and is creating a small business plan to mow his neighbors’ lawns.
Tommy is also very interested in golf. He is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to club styles and putting techniques.
Can I adopt?
If you’re at least 18 years old, have a stable source of income, and 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.
The process to adopt 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 your family will fit well with.
To learn more about adoption from foster care visit www.mareinc.org. Massachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange (MARE) can give you guidance and information on the adoption process. Reach out today to find out all the ways you can help children and teens in foster care.
