Delaware Children’s Department – Heart Gallery
About the gallery
On any given day, there are nearly 100 children in Delaware who are looking for a forever family. Each child is unique and in need of the love and support only a family can provide. Every month, one child who is currently available for adoption in Delaware will be highlighted in this online Heart Gallery.
May’s Child
JACOB is a 12-year-old, African-American boy legally free for adoption, wanting “a true family that likes to have fun even doing housework”. He enjoys cooking, wanting to be a world-famous chef; he watches cooking shows, making all kinds of desserts, including cheesecake and banana bread. He enjoys horseback riding and football. Jacob does well in school, maintaining solid grades. He enjoys reading, gym, science experiments, solving math equations, and playing drums in music class. Jacob is polite, inquisitive, bright, friendly, outgoing, and loves jokes. He likes movies, shopping, and listening to gospel and rap music. He prefers to dress in a suit. Thoughts of a forever family often come into his mind. All Jacob wants is a “family that loves me and likes to cook”.
Please contact Lisa K. T. Jumps, M.Ed., Permanency Administrator, Division of Family Services, 302.633.2658, Lisa.Jumps@state.de.us
April’s Child
EZRA is a 13-year-old, African-American boy currently in foster care with his younger brother and is legally free for adoption. He hopes to become a construction worker so that he may build houses for himself, as well as for others. Ezra is friendly and enjoys sports, particularly football, and playing pool. He also animals, his favorites being snakes and other reptiles. Ezra likes to spend time at the mall and the arcade with his friends, getting a kick out of finding challengers to face off against on his favorite video games. He participates in Boys and Girls Club programs, where he mentors younger children and volunteers at homeless shelters. Ezra has endured many disappointments and has been let down by people he thought he could trust. He very much wants to be part of a family who loves and cares about him and will remain there for him for the long haul. A family is being sought that will allow him to have continued contact with his siblings, who are being placed separately.
For information, please contact Lisa K. T. Jumps, M.Ed., Permanency Administrator, Division of Family Services, 302.633.2658,Lisa.Jumps@state.de.us
March’s Child
Kevina is a 13-year-old, African-American girl who is legally free for adoption. She currently lives in a Residential Treatment Center, having experienced an enormous amount of hurt for someone of her young age; however, her struggles, confusion and anger have not destroyed her. Kevina is an excellent student who enjoys writing poetry, singing, cheerleading, and swimming. She enjoys shopping and can spot bargains; she dresses very well, utilizing whatever money she has. Kevina hopes to be an attorney someday, is tenacious and can stand up for what she believes. She is articulate, intelligent, and talented, and is trying diligently to use her strengths in positive ways. The fact that she can even hope for a forever family speaks volumes about her. She is a survivor.
Please contact Lisa K. T. Jumps, M.Ed., Permanency Administrator, Division of Family Services, 302.633.2658, Lisa.Jumps@state.de.us
February’s Child
Amir is an 8-year-old, African-American boy legally free
for adoption. He would like to be a police officer or firefighter
so that he can help take care of children. He can be kind-hearted
and caring. Energetic, he is constantly on the go; he likes
basketball, skeeball, and climbing through tunnels in family-fun
centers. Amir has a great sense of humor and appreciates
a good joke. He currently resides in a foster home, having
endured many disappointments and disruptions in his young life. Amir
needs a forever family who will support, encourage, and not
abandon him. He would do best in a family where he would
be the youngest or only child, thriving when the focus of attention
is solely on him.
Please contact Lisa K. T. Jumps, M.Ed., Permanency Administrator, Division of Family Services, 302.633.2658, Lisa.Jumps@state.de.us
