Brother and Sister Want to Be Adopted Together

Dahkari and Kaleena's number one wish is to be adopted together. Above all else, this brother and sister want to remain in the same family. Dahkari is an extremely sweet, polite, and well-mannered boy with a quirky sense of humor and a desire to please others. He has a love of reading, especially the Percy Jackson series, and enjoys watching movies and playing video games. Dahkari makes friends easily and his teachers at school say that he is a wonderful child to have in class, someone who is always cheerful and looking on the bright side. He loves math, and does well in all of his subjects.

Kaleena is an exceedingly kind and silly girl who can be a little shy when she first meets new people. She loves to smile and is always polite. Her closest people describe her as fun, sweet, and spunky. Kaleena really to dance. Her nickname is Shakira in her current foster-home, where she has also learned Spanish. Kaleena also likes imaginative play with dolls and playing with others. Kaleena transferred to a new elementary school and has found it to be a perfect fit, she is thriving there, both socially and academically.

Dahkari and Kaleena will do well in a family of any constellation, with or without other children in the home. Interested families should be open to maintaining monthly visits with their sibling placed in the care of kin.

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.

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.

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