ADOPTION PROCESS & RESOURCES

Bear with Heart Gallery staff

The first step on your adoption journey is learning about what exactly the journey entails. Adoption is a unique way to build your family while changing children’s lives and enriching your own. While becoming a family is the biggest benefit, the State of Florida has many more to offer.

Taylor

Taylor

Taylor Age: 11 years oldLSF-103997811 Taylor loves living a life that is full of fun and curiosity. He has always been interested in sports like soccer and swimming, and he has a lot of energy to share. He loves playing with his electronics and socializing with other...

Demoni

Demoni

Demoni Age: 11 years oldLSF-103127711 Demoni is an active kid, he loves tumbling around, playing with yoga balls, playing hide and seek, and dancing around to beat boxing and hip hop music. Demoni is looking for his forever family to support him for the rest of his...

Hezekiah

Hezekiah

Hezekiah Age: 17 years oldFSS-101218550 Hezekiah is a funny teen who loves to share jokes and make others laugh. He is very sensitive and in touch with his feelings, and he truly has so much love to give. When he’s not playing on his tablet or listening to the...

Malachi

Malachi

Malachi Age: 16 years oldFSS-100827239 Malachi is a kind, thoughtful 8th grader who loves football, basketball, and school. He’s on the honor roll, has a great sense of humor and loves to joke around and make things fun. An ideal day for Malachi would be to listen to...

Brooklyn

Brooklyn

BROOKLYN Age: 16 years oldLSF-103444449 Brooklyn likes to paint, draw, listen to music, watch funny videos on YouTube, you know… Normal kid stuff! In fact, if a family has younger children in the home, that would be just fine with her as she has a lot of love to...

Jeremiah

Jeremiah

Jeremiah Age: 13 years oldLSF-102185977 Funny, energetic, smart, and athletic, Jeremiah loves showing off his back flips–something he likes most about himself. When he is at the park, one his favorite places to go for fun, he loves to practice football and anything...

Steven

Steven

STEVEN Age: 15 years oldLSF-105042101 Steven is a caring energetic kid. He loves to play outside and with his friends. His friends would describe him as being a good friend and funny! In his free time, Steven likes to play video games, watch baseball and play outside!...

Terynce

Terynce

TERYNCE Age: 15 years oldID: LSF-103140713 Terynce is a happy kid who loves to laugh. Terynce likes to be active, so any time on the playground is greatly appreciated. When it comes to sports and being active, Terynce is all in. From football to tennis, he loves them...