Waiting Child Profiles
We invite you to get to know some of the dynamic children and teens who are waiting for adoption in Massachusetts! All of the children profiled below are in the custody of the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families and need a permanent adoptive home. Siblings profiled together are in need of a family who can provide them a home together. Please consider these profiles merely an introduction to the child. We respect the privacy of children and do not list most medical or mental health issues, nor are we able to capture the full strengths and personality of the child. You can learn more about a specific child or sibling group, or get information on starting the process of adopting from foster care, by submitting the Request for Information Form which is found under each child profile. You can expect to hear back from a MARE staff person about first steps if you are new to the process, or with additional child-specific information if you are already licensed.
The profiles below are limited to those children or sibling groups for whom the parental rights of their biological parents has been terminated by the courts. If you are a Massachusetts family with a current, approved homestudy for foster care adoption, you can submit your homestudy for verification with MARE. This will allow you access to also view children with a goal of adoption but for whom the courts have yet to the terminate parental rights of their biological family. To submit your homestudy for verification, contact Liz Joyal. Families from other New England states and New York can also submit their homestudy.
In order to ensure timely responses, we request that you inquire about no more than 8-10 children or sibling groups at a time. We do our best to respond within 2-3 business days.