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Advocacy: Linus

Seven year old Linus is such a cute little guy!,  Linus is newly listed with Madison Adoption Associates.,  Besides a deformed middle finger on his left hand, he is a healthy little boy!,  Diana met Linus on March 25, 2015. She said: “Linus is a VERY SWEET, kind, calm, and easy-going boy. He has good friends and the orphanage staff love him. He hangs out in their office with them often after school. He has a deformed middle finger. It looks like it may have been broken and didn’…t heal correctly. Basically it is a non-issue. I am told Linus is a healthy, smart boy. However, he does not like school mainly because he says he is bullied at school for being an orphan. He was brought into the orphanage in May 2014. He was very sad at first, but they say he is ok now. He has never talked about his abandonment or birth family.,  He was never educated prior to coming into the orphanage. My opinion is that he will need a very patient family who home schools so he can catch up, or a family who lives near a school district with a lot of educational supports. This child is so incredibly sweet and I think he will do really well in a family!”

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There is a $2,000 grant for Linus’ adoption with Madison Adoption Associates. If a family signs on with MAA and moves forward for Linus in April, there would be another $1,500 in agency fee reductions for Linus’ adoption. Other grants may be available based on the adoptive family circumstances. Grants are awarded as agency fee reductions.

If you are interested in reviewing Linus’ file or in adopting Linus, please fill out a free PAP Waiting Child Review Form, which can be found here: https://madison.mysamdb.com/SAM/Fm/FamilyInformationSheet_Edt.aspx

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Advocacy: Josh

Meet handsome 10 year old Josh!,  Josh has the cutest dimples!,  He is newly listed with Madison Adoption Associates via an orphanage partnership.,  Josh is listed as having a developmental delay.,  He attends school in the orphanage and lives with a foster family.,  Josh is described as introverted, friendly, shy, funny, a follower (he has a big brother in foster care), and a little naughty. He doesn’t like school. He attended public school in the past, but is now in the Sunshine… Academy in the orphanage. Josh reads well and is very well spoken and very logical. Josh was initially raised by neighbors and was brought to the orphanage at a later age. The neighbor family wanted to keep Josh, but they were too old to care for him. The foster family takes good care of Josh, but they are not strict about studying. Josh is very artistic and he loves art. Josh wants a big family and he likes cats.

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There is a $3,000 grant for Josh’s adoption with Madison Adoption Associates. If a family signs on with MAA and moves forward for Josh in April, there would be another $1,500 in agency fee reductions for Josh’s adoption. Other grants may be available based on the adoptive family circumstances. Grants are awarded as agency fee reductions.

If you are interested in reviewing Josh’s file or in adopting Josh, please fill out a free PAP Waiting Child Review Form, which can be found here: https://madison.mysamdb.com/SAM/Fm/FamilyInformationSheet_Edt.aspx

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Advocacy: Curtis

What a little love muffin 13 month old Curtis is! Curtis is newly listed with Madison Adoption Associates via an orphanage partnership. Curtis is diagnosed as having down syndrome and is post-op CHD-TOF (elsewhere in his file it mentions an ultrasound reported PFO, ASD, and PDA). Curtis has typical delays for a child with down syndrome. He could distinguish the difference between strangers and those close to him at the age of 6 months. At 9 months he was rolling over and coul…d clap his hands and use his hands to get his favorite toys. Shortly after he was crawling and able to recognize his name and respond when called. He has been beginning to learn some simple words and trying to pronounce them. Curtis is gentle and cute. He likes to snuggle and receive hugs from his caretakers. He likes when others play with him and when he is happy he will shake hands with other children and kick his feet happily. Curtis gets along well with the other children and is good about sharing his toys. Could you be the lucky family that gets to snuggle with this little teddy bear? Please help us find a family for Curtis now so he can get home while he is still so young!

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There is a $2,000 grant for Curtis’ adoption with Madison Adoptions Associates. If a family signs on with MAA and moves forward for Curtis in April, there would be another $1,500 in agency fee reductions for Curtis’ adoption. Other grants may be available based on the adoptive family’s circumstances. Agency grants are awarded as agency fee reductions.

If you are interested in reviewing Curtis’ file or in adopting Curtis, please fill out a free PAP Waiting Child Review Form, which can be found here: https://madison.mysamdb.com/SAM/Fm/FamilyInformationSheet_Edt.aspx

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Advocacy: Susie

Madison Adoption Associates received an update for sweet 7 year old, Susie today!

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Susie is a happy, active, and social girl, but she is a little shy with strangers. She is very attached to her foster parents. She can walk on flat ground. If the floor is a slope, she may not stand very still because her sense of balance is poor. She can talk to express herself, but does not speak clearly. She can feed herself with a small spoon. She uses her left hand to eat. She only feeds herself to half full and then needs the adult to help her with the rest. She will tell adults when she needs to go to the bathroom and she can go by herself. She can put on and take off pants and shoes. She likes being praised, not criticized. She likes watching other people dancing and she is good at imitating. She will swing her body when she hears music. She likes songs and cartoon. She will pick channels when watching TV. She knows gender, colors, and can draw circles with a pen.

Since Susie will be 8 in about a week, MAA is giving her the extra $1,000 reduction in agency fees for a child that is 8 or above. There is now a $2,000 agency grant for Susie’s adoption and if a family signs on with MAA and were to move forward for her in April, there would be another $1,500 in agency fee reductions, for a total of $3,500 in agency fee reductions in April. Other grants are available based on family circumstances.

If you would like to review Susie’s file or if you are interested in adopting Susie, please fill out a free PAP Waiting Child Review Form, which can be found here: https://madison.mysamdb.com/SAM/Fm/FamilyInformationSheet_Edt.aspx

 

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