Photolisting Profile for Nicholas

Nicholas is a 15-year-old boy from Tennessee who is hoping to be adopted.

Nick is an outgoing young man. He enjoys playing sports and would like to learn to play the drums. He likes all kinds of junk food, but also likes broccoli. Nick is an athletic young man. He has had success playing on school football team. Nick has siblings that he cares about very much but he is not placed with them and his contact is very limited. He maintains contact with his birth family by monitored telephone calls. He is working out his feelings about adoption. Nick wants a permanent family where he can be a part and do the things that other kids do. He enjoys video games and wrestling too. Nick’s foster parents say that he is a good boy. Nick’s counselors say that Nick is anxious to settle into a permanent family and have a chance to do regular kid things. Nick needs a family, two-parent or single family, which has an understanding of abuse and neglect issues. The family must be willing to attend counseling with Nick as he transitions into an adoptive setting. His family should be patient, flexible and still able to maintain a structured home.