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MICHAEL (9/96) and TROY (5/02) are darling Alaska Native children who want to be adopted together. Michael enjoys playing baseball, riding his bike, and racing his toy cars. He also is actively involved in subsistence activities, which he enjoys. Michael is helpful with chores around the house. His favorite subject in school is math. Troy, who is about as cute as it gets, is not at all shy. He’s a loving, affectionate little boy who loves hugs. He especially enjoys the outdoors where he can ride his bike, play ball games, and zoom toy cars around a pretend racetrack. Recently he’s been having a lot of fun developing new skills which being introduced to playing video games. Troy enjoys playing with other kids but his feelings can get easily hurt.

Legally free, Michael and Troy came into foster care in February 2005 with their sister, Margie (8/98). To best meet each child’s individual needs, the current plan is for the boys to be placed in one adoptive family and Margie in another. Their social worker, however, would also love to hear from families who would are able and willing to adopt all three and keep the siblings together. Being adopted with both his younger brother and his younger sister could go a long way in helping Michael accept that he will not be returning to his birth family home. Right now, his confusion and anxiety about what the future holds have been exacerbated by the fact that a permanent family has not yet come forward for him and Troy.

Michael has always been a rather quiet, shy boy who has had difficulty expressing his feelings and emotions and kept things internalized. As a preteen entering adolescence, he is now beginning to act out feelings of frustration and anger but continues to struggle with asking for what he wants, or talking openly about things that trouble him. This is a time when he not only needs to have a committed family in his corner, but also needs therapeutic supports to become comfortable putting his feelings into meaningful words instead of acting them out. He also needs help in developing his social skills. He enjoys other kids but when conflicts arise he tends to pack-up and leave. He does not yet have an adequate grasp of how to problem solve or the skills to do it. Having adoptive folk(s) who truly like and understand teens, and who will take pride in his Alaska Native heritage will go a long way toward helping Michael navigate the choppy waters of adolescence. Being willing to participate with Michael in family counseling during his transition into his adoptive home could be a wonderful way for his new folks to demonstrate their love and commitment to him. They also need to be willing to be strong advocates for his educational and vocational needs. Currently, Michael is benefiting from having special education services to meet his learning needs.

Because Troy was exposed to alcohol in utero, it will be important for the adoptive folk(s) to have a good grasp the range of neuro-behavioral/learning difficulties that can result from such exposure. His on-going development needs to be routinely monitored throughout childhood and adolescence, and his parent(s) need to be strong advocates for developmental and educational services for him.

While Michael and Troy’s social worker especially wants to hear from couples, she does not want to lose out on hearing from those exceptional single moms and single dads who have terrific support systems of family, friends, and community resources.


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