Rosie!

We are looking for a family for Rosie! She is 4 years old and has premature closure of her fontanelles. You can read posts about her here and here.

We put together a video to make it easy to share her information with your family and friends! Use this link to email it or put it on Facebook.

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Let's find Rosie's family together!

Meet Minnie! {Taiwan}

Minnie is an adorable 2 year old girl who is waiting for a forever family. Minnie’s caregivers state that she has a gentle personality. Minnie enjoys listening to music and will rock back and forth to the music. 

Beautiful garden in Taipei.

Minnie has been living in an assisted living facility since the age of 3 months. She has global developmental delays and epilepsy. It is also suspected that she may have some vision impairments. Minnie has very low muscle tone and cannot support herself yet. She is receiving therapies on a regular basis and her caregivers have noted some improvements. At this time, she does not speak but will communicate with monosyllables or by crying when she needs something.

To review Minnie’s full profile, including medical information, birth family history and photos, please contact Taiwan Program Caseworker Mary Chapman at mary.chapman@gladney.org.

Four Amazing Siblings! {Taiwan}

We have a super awesome set of four siblings to share about today! May, age 9, Mabel, age 8, Malcolm, age 7, and Macon, age 5 are looking for their forever family. These siblings are all so adorable, I wish we could share their photos - and we have a lot of photos!

May is cheerful, considerate, and self-motivated. She loves to lend a helping hand, reading and riding a bike. Mabel is shy and sweet. She likes to laugh and be cute. She loves playing with May and riding a bike. Malcolm is kindhearted, cheerful, and energetic. He likes to play with cars, puzzles and building blocks. Macon is shy and caring. He loves playing with toy cars, building blocks and his Tae Kwon Do class that he takes with his brother.

These amazing siblings are looking for a forever family so that they can stay together. We have a ton of information on these four cuties, including photos and videos. For more information, please contact Taiwan Program Caseworker Mary Chapman at mary.chapman@gladney.org.

Mikey {Taiwan}

Mikey is an active and outgoing 4 year old! He often greets people he knows with a big smile and a warm hug. Mikey lives with a foster family and he has a great attachment to his foster mother. 

Mikey enjoys building with blocks and Legos. He attends pre-school and his teacher stated that he likes arts and crafts activities and playing on the playground. He likes to join his classmates in playing games.

Mikey has some developmental delays in mixed receptive-expressive language, and fine and gross motor skills. He is attending therapies to help get caught up with his peers.

To review Mikey's full profile, including photos and medical evaluations, please contact Taiwan Program Caseworker Mary Chapman at mary.chapman@gladney.org.

Meet Max {Taiwan}

Max is a sweet and gentle boy who lives in foster care. He is often quiet, but isn't afraid to speak up when he wants or needs something. Max lives with a foster family and three other foster sons. He is closest to the foster son who is a year older than him. He attends preschool and has shown great improvement in his learning ability. He gets along well with his peers and enjoys going to school. 

Max is diagnosed as having epilepsy and currently takes medication. He is also suspected to have mild cerebral palsy, as he walks with a slight gait to his step. He is noted to have cognitive, speech and language delays and is attending physical, occupational, and language therapies. He is also noted as having renal and ureter dysplasia. We have full medical evaluations available for review, along with videos.

To review Max's full profile, including photos and videos, please contact Taiwan Program Caseworker, Mary Chapman, at mary.chapman@gladney.org.

Star Of The Day {Mara}

MARA
Age 10

Mara is bright and fun loving.  Although Mara’s encephalomyelopathy and scoliosis affects her movement, she doesn’t allow her diagnosis limit her.  She enjoys school, and her favorite subject is Mandarin. She is quite proud of her beautiful handwriting. 

Mara is one of many great Superkids waiting for a family.  For more information, please contact Mary Chapman at mary.chapman@gladney.org.

Marvelous Molly! {Taiwan}

Molly is a sweet, happy 7 year old girl in need of a loving forever family. She is shy and quiet when meeting new people. Molly is described as gentle and considerate. She also can be very curious and likes to try new things.

She is currently in the 1st grade at school and is stated to have excellent learning abilities. She gets along well with her teachers and peers. Molly also attends after school activities, including art classes. 

Molly recently moved into a new foster family as her original foster family moved out of the country. She has been adjusting and is attaching well to her foster mother. She is a good helper at home, and loves to help care for her foster mother's young granddaughter. She always tries to calm the granddaughter when she is upset. She also loves the family's pet dogs!

For more information on Molly, including photos and short videos, please contact Taiwan Program Caseworker Mary Chapman at mary.chapman@gladney.org. 

A Night Among the Stars...

A night among the stars...

Our stars.

The hundreds of little reasons Superkids exists.

The reasons we fly to China and Taiwan. The many, precious little stars who steal our hearts, and inspire us, and keep us going when we are tired and over-busy.

Come spend an evening with us. Hear us talk about our Superkid stars. Meet some of our Superkids who are now home with their families. Both "Amanda" and "Goeff" (former advocacy names) will be there with their parents!

And it is all to support our continued work with and for these little stars! It's not too late to register, but the date is just around the corner and the seating is limited, so be sure to register soon!

FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 2016

 6:00 pm Cocktails
 7:00 pm Dinner

Maloney & Porcelli
Skylight Room
37 East 50th Street, New York City

REGISTER                    Please click above to sign up as a sponsor or register for the event. View Event Invite         Pre-Buy Raffle Tickets  View Last Years Photos  For more information, please contact Nonya Jordan  at 817.922.6045 or nonya.jordan@gladney.org.

Friday Fun!

What is more fun than this little sweetheart with her cute voice and her little sprout in her hair!? She is saying her friends' names as she sees their pictures.

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Dynamic Dexter! {Taiwan}

Dexter is a very observant, respectful, active and fun boy.  He will be turning 10 years old in February – wouldn’t be an amazing birthday present to tell him he has a forever family?

Dexter is fascinated with electronics and loves to take toys apart to learn how they work and then reassemble them.  He enjoys playing with a smart phone, but is very good about respecting the time limit his foster mother sets for him. He attended a summer hosting program in the US and decided that he would really like to be adopted by a family in the US.

Dexter took an art class earlier this year after his foster mother observed his talent for painting. He really enjoyed the class and was very proud of his work. One of his pieces was even chosen to be in an art exhibit!

Dexter's painting

He also enjoys jogging and playing outside.  Dexter interacts well with other children and developmentally is on target with his peers. Dexter is diagnosed with minor anemia and is a Hepatitis B carrier, however he has regular check-ups and is in good health. He also recently began taking medication for ADD.

To learn more about Dexter and to view his full file, which includes a video and photos, please be in touch with Taiwan Program Caseworker, Mary Chapman, at Mary.Chapman@gladney.org. 

Sweet Sisters {Taiwan}

Dakota, age 9, and Delia, age 8, are sweet, healthy sisters who need a forever family. Both girls are said to be very smart and creative.

Dakota loves any kind of arts and crafts activities. Her foster mother states that she has a strong personality and she can become very focused and determined when learning something new that interests her. Her foster mother also states that Dakota will surprise her with kind and appreciative words, or by helping with a chore.

Painting by Delia

Delia is described as an easy-going, kind and considerate little girl. She loves drawing and painting, and is said to be able to copy a picture after just looking at it briefly. I think her version of van Gogh’s Starry Night shows this talent well!

Painting by Delia

 Dakota and Delia live in separate foster families, but they get to spend time together regularly and love to see each other. Each girl’s foster mother wrote a sweet letter to potential adoptive parents sharing a little bit about each girl.

Could these sweet sisters be your daughters? To learn more about Dakota and Delia, please contact Taiwan Program Caseworker Mary Chapman at mary.chapman@gladney.org.

Meet Micah! {Taiwan}

Micah is an adorable little 2 year old boy that is waiting for his forever family. Micah was seen by Gladney's Superkids team in September and we all fell in love with him! He has such a sweet smile and a wonderfully affectionate relationship with one of his caregivers – his face just lit up when she walked in the room! Micah is a generally happy little guy who gets along well with his peers. His caregivers told us that he is easy-going but definitely has a little bit of a serious and determined personality.

Micah’s favorite toys are stacking rings and a piggy bank that he likes to put plastic coins into. He also loves to dance! His caregivers stated that he understands many words and simple instructions, and he can speak several simple words. He walks well and loves to ride on a little push toy car. He can hold crayons and scribble on paper.

Micah has Down syndrome. He also has a repaired cleft lip and palate, and PFO which is expected to repair itself as he grows older.

For Micah’s full profile, including medical information, photos and videos, please contact Taiwan Program Caseworker Mary Chapman at mary.chapman@gladney.org.

Fantastic Farrah! {Taiwan}

Farrah is a sweet two year old girl that Superkids met in September. She had a calm demeanor and her caregivers stated that she enjoys playing with the other children. She likes playing with toys that light up or make sounds.

Farrah is a foodie – she loves very flavorful foods! If she really likes something she will want to keep eating and eating!

She has an amazing connection to one of her caregivers – as soon as the caregiver walked into the room we saw her face just light up! She instantly became more active and smiley. Her caregiver explained that they have been working hard with her to learn new motor skills and that she also attends physical therapy weekly. They have seen her make great strides in her therapies.

Farrah wears hearing aids in both ears and it is also reported that she may have some vision issues. Farrah also has developmental delays and, as mentioned above, is receiving therapies.

Could Farrah be your daughter? For more information on Farrah, please contact Taiwan Program Caseworker Mary Chapman at mary.chapman@gladney.org.