Photolisting Profile for John

John is a 17-year-old boy from North Carolina who is hoping to be adopted.

John is a smart, caring, and respectful young man. He likes to make everyone around him happy and likes being helpful. He enjoys playing basketball, fishing, hunting, and going to the beach. He is very savvy with computers and enjoys working in the church. It is important to John that he be involved in decisions regarding his future. He has mentioned that he might like to join the military and then work in construction. John is an extremely intelligent boy who excels in reading and verbal skills. He receives resource assistance in one class. With the help of medication and therapy, John has made very good progress in relationships with other children and with accepting authority. John needs an adoptive family that can provide him with consistency, structure, and stability. When he feels love and understanding from the adults in his life, John makes all efforts to do what is right. It is important that he knows his adoptive parents will love and care for him, even when he has a bad day. John needs time to get to know his family slowly as he builds trust. John has a younger brother with whom frequent visits will be necessary.