A Child is Waiting: Allie Brightens Any Day

By Honey Murray for MediaNews Group

Though many pre-teens spend most of their after-school time viewing mobile phone or gaming screens, twelve-year-old Allie can be found outdoors, playing kickball or basketball and telling jokes with friends. When she’s indoors, Allie might be cheerily enjoying a game of Monopoly, Speed or Garbage – or playing with her baby doll, Tyler.

“Allie is very inclusive with her peers and loves helping others,” her worker says.

“She is caring, friendly, helpful and bubbly,” adds another worker. “She loves animals, loves nature – and loves pizza!”

Allie’s workers believe that she would do best as an only child, with a mom and dad, a single female parent or two female parents.

“Her new parent or parents must be able to provide the one-on-one attention she needs to thrive,” her worker says, “and would benefit from having knowledge of the impact of trauma on a child.”

“Allie is doing great,” her worker continues. “Her new family members would need to be strong advocates for the services that will help her continue functioning at her best.”

The sixth-grader’s favorite school subject is math, and she’d like to work in an ice cream store someday.

In her M.A.R.E. (mare.org) video, Allie shares additional dreams.

“I’d like to be a foster care worker,” she says. “I want to learn how to help people when they need help.”

“I’m looking for mom and a dad, and siblings -- a loving family,” Allie says. “I want to go swimming with them; play games with them; swim, dance, tell jokes.”

When asked what she wants people to know about her, Allie replies, “I’m smart, funny, pretty, cool… (I’m most proud of) not getting mad at people a whole lot.”

“Being told I do good,” Allie says, would make her feel like she belongs to a family, which Allie describes as “someone that loves you.”

For more information about adoption or mentoring, contact Orchards Children’s Services of Southfield at 855-694-7301, or visit www.orchards.org.