Meet Aliah
Aliah (she/her) describes herself as, “weird, smart, passionate, trustworthy, and loyal.” In summary, “I’m like a bottle of glitter sparkly and fun.
More About Aliah
Aliah (she/her) describes herself as, “weird, smart, passionate, trustworthy, and loyal.” In summary, “I’m like a bottle of glitter sparkly and fun. When you try to clean up it’s a mess but a nice little mess”. Others describe her as, “a youth who has a big bubbly personality”, “very personable – such a like-able teen”, and “incredibly funny”. Aliah loves to go outside and will do anything outdoors. She loves to walk around the parks, go to beaches and lakes and ride her bike. When indoors, she likes board and video games, listening to music, writing her own songs and above all else, sleep. In her own words, “my ideal amount of sleep would be the whole 24 hours in a day, but that’s not possible, sooooo probably 8.”
As much as Aliah loves sleep, she hates mushrooms “with a passion!” She dislikes olives (with that same amount of passion), “I don’t know why any- one would eat them – they look like fish eyes.” Some foods she does enjoy are “Onions cut up super tiny in my food”, Chinese food, cheese, pizza, and all types of fruit.
A family for Aliah...
Aliah has said a family that would be the right fit for her would be “chill but who also likes to go out and do things… it’s all about vibes.” She loves animals and she would like to be able to have pets in a future home “mostly dogs or cats or bunnies. I really love bunnies.” Aliah and her team are open to any configura- tions of family compositions, she would really like a family that would also have similar aged kids. She would benefit from a family that is able to provide flexi- ble structure and one that would be excited to be involved in their community. The right family for Aliah would be kind, loving, and have a thorough under- standing how trauma affects development and behavior. It is also important for a family to understand race and culture in order to support and nurture Aliah in her
racial identity formation. A family will also need to support her existing connections & regular visits with birth relatives.
If you have a home study, and want to explore if you’d be a good family for this youth, please have your worker contact Ampersand Families.
Are you new to this process and just starting to consider youth adoption? Visit the “Should You Adopt A Teen?” section to learn more.
