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June’s Child: Meet Raelynn
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Raelynn, 4, is a very special little girl. Raelynn is a sweet young girl of caucasian descent who enjoys play ing with her toys, listen ing to music, going out side on the swings and taking long walks in her stroller. Raelynn also loves receiving attention and having physical con tact with those around her. Her social worker de scribes her as “precious” and “very special.” Raelynn has complex medical needs and with support she has been able to make great progress. She is currently not able to walk or crawl and will most likely be wheel chairdependent. Howev er, her providers say that over the past year she has made great progress in terms of her health and cognitive development and especially in her so cial development. Al though Raelynn has re sided in a medical facility her whole life, she has re cently been able to transi tion to a specialized foster home. Legally freed for adop tion, Raelynn’s social worker is seeking a loving family of any constella tion that is able to support her medical and develop mental needs. Her social worker feels that Raelynn will do well as an only child or with siblings. Any family for Raelynn must be open to helping her maintain a relationship with her paternal grand parents who are very in
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volved in her care and medical treatment. If you’re at least 18, have a stable source of in come and room in your heart, you may be a per fect match to adopt a waiting child. Adoptive parents can be single, married or partnered; ex perienced 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 in cludes training, inter views 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 fi t well with. To learn more about adoption from foster care, call the Massachusetts Adoption Resource Ex change at (617) 9646273 or visit www.mareinc.org.
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