Isaiah

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***INQUIRIES ON THIS CHILD ARE PAUSED, SO WE ARE NOT TAKING EMAILS ABOUT HIM AT THE MOMENT. CHECK BACK HERE AS WE WILL GIVE UPDATES. THANK YOU SO MUCH.***

Meet Isaiah!

This little man is 5 but will turn 6 in early November. He is biracial (African American & Caucasian) and was adopted through the US foster system when he was three. He is currently a kindergartener and being schooled online at home through his local public school. Isaiah is part of a large family comprised of his adoptive parents and five other children (brothers who are 2, 5, 6, and 9; and one sister, who is 6 months old). Two of his siblings have autism, and Isaiah struggles feeling lost in the crowd. With so many siblings so close in age, he feels the need to constantly compete for attention. He struggles in his attachment to his parents, but especially to his mom. His parents have realized he will not thrive in their home as they cannot give him the focused attention he craves and deserves. Isaiah has expressed how unhappy he is in his current home. For this reason, they are hoping to find him a new traditional Christian family comprised of either a mom and a dad or a single parent with support. They would love him to be an only child or to be the baby of the family by at least two years. They think that given the opportunity; Isaiah could be an exceptional young man.

Isaiah is very curious and likes to ask lots of questions. He is a good student, and they don’t think he’ll have any trouble academically in school. He has a good eye for “search and find” books and loves to follow along with “how to draw” videos on YouTube. He loves having someone read books to him—especially Dr. Seuss and Pete the Cat books. He truly enjoys quality one-on-one time.

Isaiah also enjoys being outdoors. He likes riding his scooter and playing basketball and catch. He enjoys toys that allow him to build and create things. He likes Magnetiles, Duplos, and blocks. He also likes driving cars on his car track rug. Isaiah enjoys visiting the zoo, and he loves animals in general. Isaiah isn’t a picky eater, but he really loves Mexican food (tacos!) and pasta dishes. When he grows up, he wants to be a police officer and drive a garbage truck.

This is a private adoption, so a state or foster home study might not work. A private domestic homestudy is generally required. You will need to have a current, or easily-updated homestudy for this adoption. If your homestudy is current or you’re within 3 weeks of it being completed, feel free to inquire further. Our goal is to find a new, successful adoptive family for this child. We do not facilitate long-term respite care, nor do we allow for “trial periods” or visits between you and the child before the match is made and the child changes homes. By inquiring further, you are implying you have a desire to adopt, and not to offer other creative placement solutions.

Unless otherwise noted, we require that all of the children in our program be the youngest in their new family by at least two years. We ask that you honor this requirement and not ask us to bend the rules. These children need the chance to be the “baby” of the family and to receive much needed attention so they can attach and have a healthy start in their new home. When a sibling is close in age or younger than them, this will usually foster jealousy and competition which won’t lead to a successful placement. Thank you for understanding. If you are married, we also ask that you have been married for a minimum of 2.5 years before applying to adopt through our program.

Due to state laws, we are not able to place this child in CT, MA, NY, or DE. If you live in OR, you may need to travel to the child’s state to finalize this adoption or often finalization can be done virtually. If you live in WI, please let us know, as the adoption process may be longer and a bit more expensive than what is listed in our paperwork. NJ residents will need to check with their homestudy agency or an adoption attorney to see if their homestudy will work for this type of adoption. Some states are more work than others to get permission for the placement, and attorney fees are billed accordingly. If you live in AL, we will need a pre-placement meeting between the child’s parents and a social worker after you are matched to a child. This will be an additional cost to you.

If you have never had a home study before, we cannot help you adopt this child. However, we would love to share with you the process of starting a home study so you could be approved for a child in the near future. The easiest method is to Google “home study” and the name of your city. You can then call the agencies on that list and compare prices and timelines for getting a completed domestic homestudy. Once you’re within three weeks of having a completed homestudy, you can begin pursuing a match to one of our waiting children.

If you are a U.S. citizen living overseas, we may be able to work with you depending on a few details. Please let us know your situation.

Adoption is a legal process so there will be costs associated. This adoption may qualify for the IRS Adoption Tax Credit.

Contact us at secondchanceinfo@wiaa.org.

*To protect the privacy of our waiting children and their families, Second Chance does not share real names for our waiting children on the Internet. It is our policy to only share a snippet of a waiting child’s details as well as the type of adoptive family we are looking for. If you fit the POSTED REQUIREMENTS, are home study ready (or can be soon!), and interested in adding this child to your family, please write to us for an honest, in-depth profile on the child including medical, educational, and behavioral information and learn the full story of why this child needs a secondary adoption. Our program social worker and program director have worked together with the child’s family to carefully set the requirements for the new family. These requirements are not negotiable, so please honor the needs of this child by not asking us to bend them for you.