Wednesday’s Child: Meet Katie, a decisive 11-year-old looking for her forever family
Hundreds of kids sit in the state’s foster care system, waiting for a family to adopt them. It’s part of our mission at KARK to find each one of them a loving home through our Wednesday’s child series.
Each Wednesday, we’ll introduce you to a child up for adoption and share with you what they want most in a family.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Kaitlyn, or Katie as she likes to be called, has an answer for everything, from her favorite thing to do, to what she likes to eat to what she would be if she could be anything.
“I like to play outside and I like to play with my friends,” the 11-year-old said. “My favorite food is pizza and chips. I would wish to be a mermaid because mermaids are cool.”
However, one question has Katie searching for an answer: Will she find her forever family?
“I want to be adopted so I can stay in one place,” Kaitlyn said.
That question is also one her DCFS adoption specialist, Abby Hutchins, is determined to solve.
“Too many people have given up on her already,” Abby said.
Abby noted Katie has been in and out of the foster care system for much of her life, most recently since 2020.
“She’s very thoughtful, she’s very talkative, very communicative,” Abby explained. “She loves to form relationships with the people who are important to her.”
Abby’s hope is to find Katie a home where she can continue to thrive.
“I definitely think her future family needs to be a family that is patient, consistent and can help provide her with really clear boundaries, but also be affectionate and loving towards her,” Abby said. “And help her grow into who she is going to be one day.”
For now, Katie waits, hopeful her future family will be the answer to everything she could ever want.
“I want a dog. I want a mom. I want a dad. I want some siblings,” Kaitlyn said.
If you’d like to learn more about Katie or the adoption process in general,
go to TheProjectZero.org.
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