Mariah, 15, is from Wayne County and enjoys playing cards and crocheting purses.
Bruce, 13, is from Kent County and likes koala bears and french fries. He says he wishes “for family safety, for lots of love, and for the world to be a better place.”
Bruce and Mariah are among the approximately 330 children in Michigan’s foster care system who are looking for loving adoptive homes.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is sharing their stories during November, which has been proclaimed Adoption Month in Michigan by Gov. Rick Snyder. Today, Nov. 21, is Adoption Day in Michigan.
Anyone interested in adopting from foster care can contact the Michigan Adoption Resource Exchange at 800-589-6273 or see biographies and photos of children available for adoption – including Bruce and Mariah – at www.mare.org.
MDHHS – in partnership with adoption agencies and the courts – works to find and create forever families through adoption. In fiscal year 2017, more than 1,900 children were adopted from the Michigan foster care system.
“All children should have permanent homes to call their own,” said MDHHS Director Nick Lyon. “We appreciate the love and stability provided by our adoptive families and hope that more Michiganders will open their hearts to adoption.”
People can adopt whether they’re single or married. They don’t have to be wealthy or own their own home, but must have adequate financial resources to provide for a family.
Children in the foster care system become eligible for adoption following termination of parental rights due to abuse or neglect. There are about 13,000 children in the foster care system, but the goal for most of these children is reunification with their families.
New families are becoming “official” at Adoption Day ceremonies around the state this month, including Nov. 21 at the Michigan Supreme Court Hall of Justice in Lansing. Details can be found on the Michigan Adoption Resource Exchange Adoption Day webpage, along with profiles of outstanding adoptive families and wishes being granted to the families this month.
For additional information about adoption in Michigan, visit www.michigan.gov/adoption.
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