c7481

Child's name: Julie
Number: C7481
Birthdate: 7/96
State: Washington
Listed: July 2009

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JULIE (7/96) is a very bright girl and a high academic achiever. This “quietly beautiful” girl who speaks in a soft voice earns mostly A’s with a few B’s. Despite having missed a lot of school before coming into foster care, Julie demonstrates both the aptitude and attitude for success, especially when well motivated. The library is one of her favorite places but she is not all bookish. She loves to socialize and makes friends easily. Being able to have fashionable clothes that help her fit in and being able to participate in social activities have been new and happy experiences for Julie.

Being encouraged to develop her own interests and talents and being cared for rather than being a caretaker for younger siblings has helped Julie to blossom in foster care. Julie has nine siblings, most of whom are in foster care. Legally free, Julie came into foster care in February 2008.

Because Julie has a strong sense of family and her significant relationship are with her brothers and sisters, her feelings of grief and loss are considerable. She has therapeutic supports in place to help her deal with those feeling and other issues of past trauma. The good news is that she has made some great strides over the past several months in being able to trust adults. She feels confident that she and her siblings will be well cared for in safe, permanent families – families that will help the siblings to remain in contact with one another.

Being willing to participate with Julie in family counseling during her transition into their home will be a great way for her adoptive mom to show her love and commitment to Julie. It will also underscore for Julie that her new mom values using outside resources to help family members resolve difficulties and make changes. Julie will likely need therapeutic supports for the foreseeable future.

Julie needs a family of her own – a family where she can continue to thrive and realize her full potential. Julie’s preference would be a single mom family where she can be the only child or have just one older sister. It is extremely important to Julie to have regular contact with her siblings and their adoptive families. A benefit to being engaged with several families is that the responsibilities for planning and transporting children can be shared. There is already a pre-arranged potluck the second Saturday of every month that has been ongoing since October 2008. The adoptive families of Julie’s siblings reside in the greater Seattle area.

Subsidy and Purchase of Service may be available.

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