Past Kids of the Month

Owen & Matt

Owen, 16 & Matt, 13 - Owen and Matt are brothers who have a very strong and loving relationship. Owen is 16 years old and Matt is 13 years old. They were born in the Bahamas and are very proud of their island culture. They enjoy eating seafood and Caribbean foods. Owen and Matt do very well in school and make mostly A’s and B’s. Owen enjoys sports more than his little brother Matt and is in the track team at his high school. Owen additionally likes playing video games and loves buying and wearing different sneakers. Matt enjoys listening to music such as Hip/Hop and Rap. Like his brother he also enjoys playing video games.

Ronika

Ronika is very outspoken, outgoing and energetic. She also takes pride in her appearance and is very trendy and fashionable. Ronika loves being exposd to new things, like stores and restaurants and loves shopping. She also loves to dance and is on a praise dance team at church. Ronika is very sociable and even though she struggles academically and has an assigned tutor she states that she likes attending school. Ronika loves to eat but does not like chinese food, she likes to be treated with respect and does not like being talked down to. Ronika would like to have very close knit family with both a mother and father, she does want to be in the same home as her brother, Kordel.

Kordel

Kordel is quiet, well spoken and very intelligent. He communicates well and is very easy going. Kordel likes to play video games and is into technology. At school, Kordel is very sociable and has many friends. He does well academically and his favorite subjects are math and science. Kordel likes to go swimming. He loves to eat, especially desserts, and likes to watch television and play on the computer. Kordel would love to have a family with a mother, a father and children his age. Kordel has a sister, Ronika, he is very close to and he wants them to be adopted together.

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