Adellia, an 11-year-old born in November 2014, loves board games, word searches, puzzles and card games, and she dreams of one day becoming a marine biologist. She is one of the children profiled in FOX 11 Los Angeles's Wednesday's Child adoption series, which spotlights local foster youth hoping to find permanent homes.
Described as “an animal-loving, musically talented child,” according to FOX 11 Los Angeles, Adellia hopes to find an adoptive family with whom she can share outdoor adventures and everyday experiences. The station's Wednesday's Child segment, which airs each Wednesday night, is where her story was most recently told in a video feature published this week.
A Shy Start That Gives Way to Warmth
Adellia can seem quiet and unsure when first meeting new people, but that reserve doesn't last. Per her profile on Heart Gallery LA, “Once rapport is built and she has developed trust, Adellia's warm and engaging personality truly shines.”
She hopes for a family who understands that she is still learning and growing, and who will be patient and supportive as she develops positive coping skills, the same profile notes. Adellia also has a younger sister, and the two currently have monitored visits together, according to the Heart Gallery LA listing.
Part of a Broader Pattern in Foster Care
Adellia's situation reflects a pattern seen across California's foster care system. Young children, especially infants under one year old, enter foster care at disproportionately higher rates than any other age group and tend to have longer stays before reaching permanency through reunification, adoption or guardianship, according to the California Department of Social Services.
For now, Adellia's days are filled with the ordinary joys of childhood — puzzles, card games, movies — alongside a much bigger hope: a family willing to be patient with her, share her love of the outdoors, and maybe even one day cheer her on as she pursues marine biology.
