Waiting Children
The Statewide Adoption and Permanency Network (SWAN) reports that approximately 2,500 Pennsylvania children are waiting for adoption. While some of these children will be adopted by their current foster parents, many others are legally free for adoption but do not have an identified permanent home. These children often are called “waiting children.” COBYS adoption staff seek homes for such children through a service called Child Specific Recruitment. From time to time we feature children on this page who need an adoptive home.
I myself am a foster child of sorts. I wanted to give the love and acceptance I received by being a foster child. We wanted to [adopt to] provide love, community, and a family for those without these basics that so many of us take for granted. – COBYS Resource Parents