a new start Give a Child in the New Year

Adopt a Local Child and Make a Difference for Life.

Throughout our community there are many children who have spent much of their youth in unsafe environments before being taken into foster care. As the New Year dawns, they need a safe, loving home and caring family to help them achieve a brighter future.

Please read more about them and ask yourself if you feel called to open your heart and home to give a forever family: abigail is a sweet young lady who loves simple pleasures like riding a bike and signing songs. What she wants more than anything is “a family who will never give up on me and will always love me.” beau is a truly wonderful child with a big smile who gets along well with others. Among his favorite things are SpongeBob and playing catch. Beau needs a family that is committed to his lifelong success. mekdes is a beautiful young lady with a cultural background stemming from Africa. She would love new siblings, a mother who enjoys shopping, and a father with a passion for travel and learning. moise was born in Haiti and entered the foster care system here at a young age. He has lost a lot, but not his sense of humor or his love of animal and sports. Moise (who prefers to be called Moe) is Haitian for Moses, and he hopes for a loving home for the New Year. olivia is an engaging young lady who describes herself as a “girly girl.” She loves fashion, but also enjoys signing, dancing, school, and church. She says that her most prized possessions are her friends, with her biggest wish being to have a permanent family. logan is very optimistic and loves life. He enjoys hunting, fishing, horses, sports, school, and church. He says the hardest thing he has ever had to do is leave his family, and looks forward to having a permanent one. felicity loves to write, read, and watch movies, and she dreams of becoming a published author. The perfect next chapter in her biography would be for her to have a loving home and a forever family.

These are just a few of the children who seek a new beginning with a new family, and the greatest need is for loving adoptive homes for youth ages 9-15. Please ask yourself if you feel called to give a child a new start in the New Year—and make a difference for life.

To learn more, please call Paula Mealy of Kids Central at 352.387.3487, or visit AdoptionSpots.org for videos and information. Kids Central is the nonprofit lead agency charged with caring for abused, neglected and abandoned children in Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion and Sumter Counties.