Racheal, 14, is an attractive and personable teen. She enjoys socializing with her friends, being physically active and listening to music.

Racheal is proud of herself for learning to crochet.

She is an intelligent girl who is concerned about her schoolwork. She enjoys school and does well in her studies. Rachael takes the responsibility to do her homework and to make up any missed assignment when she has had to miss school.

Racheal has great verbal skills and is able to carry on interesting conversations. One of Rachael’s many strengths is her ability to show compassion toward others. She wants a family that will be able to be patient, support her and encourage her to talk about her problems.

Family members who could serve as appropriate role models for conflict resolution while assisting Racheal to trust in the process would best meet her needs. Rachael will do very well matched with a family with experienced parents who are able to provide a structured environment and will support her ongoing participation in counseling.

Racheal has monthly visits with her birth mother and she hopes that this can continue after she is adopted. She struggles with the loss of her birth family but is ready to be adopted into a family. Families with experience in understanding feelings of grief and loss and who can support Rachael’s connection to her birth mother are being sought as prospective parents for Racheal.

Adoption subsidy may be available to the most appropriate family. Racheal is one of the 174 children in state Department of Health and Human Services care who is seeking an adoptive family.

Based in Gardiner, A Family for ME is a nonprofit program that works in collaboration with DHHS to find foster and adoptive families for Maine children in care.

For information about Racheal or other children available for adoption, contact A Family for ME toll free at 1-877-505-0545 or visit www.AFamilyForMe.org and see the Heart Gallery of photographs of some of the many children awaiting a “forever family.”