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There is a $5,000 grant that has been offered to assist with Johnny's adoption.
 Meet Johnny! Johnny is age 7 and has completed first grade. Johnny was adopted from Guatemala at the age of 18 months into a home where his biological sister was previously adopted. His sister was adopted as an infant and is one year older than Johnny. Johnny’s experience at the foster home in Guatemala was not good and as a result he was neglected and malnourished when he was adopted.
However Johnny and his sister are very close and the family hopes that a new family will let the children remain in touch, especially as they grow older.
Johnny needs a new home because he did not do well in his previous home. He is currently living at Ranch for Kids in Montana, a respite care facility for adopted children whose families are struggling with parenting their children.
 Johnny has a problem of not always getting along with children near his own age. He resorts to biting and hitting, when he feels stressed out. He also tries to manipulate adults. We believe that Johnny needs a family where he is the youngest child, and there are no children close to his age. So perhaps a family where the youngest other children are age 10 or older.
Johnny also needs a home where he has strong parenting with strong boundaries. As with many children, Johnny functions best in an environment where he does not get to “call all the shots”. He can be defiant and oppositional so needs strong parents in a strong structured home.
Johnny needs a new family as soon as possible because he misses his family and wants to be in a home. He has a great sense of humor and can be very sweet. Johnny’s IQ is normal, and he is at grade level in school, having done average or above average work in all his classes.
We have a lot of assessments, reports cards etc. on Johnny. If you would like to learn more about him, please email secondchance@wiaa.org. The placing agency is Wasatch Adoptions. Johnny has just become available for adoption on August 3, 2010. There are no age limits on adoptive parents and single parents are eligible.
Costs to adoptive parents:
- $200 Preliminary Application, due with the agency application/contract.
- $3000 Agency Fee due with acceptance of a referral.
- Lawyer and or agency fee in your state, if needed, for placement and ICPC services.
- Post adoption reports and finalization costs in family’s home state.
- $500 escort fee, escort’s meals, airfare for escort and hotel
As always remember the generous IRS tax credit for parents who make under $200,000 a year combine family income. This tax credit should repay you for all your adoption costs.
Lai, J.
DOB: 7-10-2003
Male
Down’s Syndrome
This
darling five year old boy is from Asia and has Down’s Syndrome.
He is currently obtaining speech and occupational therapy. He can eat
by himself but needs some assistance with dressing, guidance with the
toilet, bath etc. He is very good at imitating speech and is learning
to express his needs under guidance. The child’s gross motor and
fine motor development is normal but he needs to strengthen his hand/eye
coordination. Grant funding in the amount of $3,000-$5,000 is available
for qualifying families. The qualifications for adoptive parents are:
parents must be between 25 and 55 years of age, married couples only and
only one divorce is allowed for each adopting parent, must be in good
physical and emotional health, must be financially stable. Important:
MUST HAVE A CURRENT HOME STUDY OR A FAIRLY CURRENT STUDY THAT CAN BE UPDATED.
For photos, and full medical, please contact kathy@wiaa.org.
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