Elyjah Is a Teen Who Loves Being with His Siblings

Elyjah is a very resilient child that has many strengths. He is described as thoughtful, compassionate and very protective of his younger siblings.

Elyjah loves playing basketball, board games, and video games and also building things with Legos. He enjoys one on one time with adults and is looking forward to playing after school sports and having sleepovers with friends.

Elyjah is funny, social and curious about the world. He is bright and he is a motivated learner. Elyjah enjoys sharing what he learns in school with anyone who will listen to him, and offer his own thoughts on a variety of subjects.

His social workers believe that Elyjah who is of Hispanic descent, will do well in a family of any constellation, with or without other children. The right family for Elyjah will be one that is supportive of his contact with his birth parents and siblings.

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.