4Ever Family: Four Siblings

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Every week, CBS 4 works to find a forever home for a Rio Grande Valley foster child as part of our “4Ever Family” partnership with the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.

Meet a loving and bonded group of four siblings who are ready to meet their future family: Miguel, 11,  Ximena, 10, Pearl, 7, and Carmen, 3.   

Miguel is and loves interacting with his peers, especially his siblings. He likes to play video games on his Gameboy, and his favorite subject at school is science. For fun, it’s a trip to an amusement park or water park. Miguel wants to attend college to learn more about vehicles.

Ximena is soft-spoken and is often seen playing with Barbies and dressing them in DIY clothing. She loves spending time reading or watching movies like The Karate Kid, which is one of her favorites. At school, her number one class is math. She plans to attend college and become a math teacher.  

Pearl is energetic with a great sense of wit. She enjoys extracurricular activities such as climbing, swimming, and gymnastics. Other favorite activities are attending day camps, as she loves doing arts and crafts. Like her older sister, math is her class of choice. During her downtime, its watching videos such as Blue's Clues.  

Carmen, who is the youngest, is a loving child who is very attached to her older siblings. At the moment, she doesn’t attend regular school yet, but very much enjoys attending reading with toddlers at the library. Picture books are her favorites. Carmen also shows a talent for anything artistic and gymnastics.

Some fun food facts about this fabulous foursome:

• Miguel likes Dairy Queen and Mexican restaurants
• Ximena's choice is a Mexican restaurant if they have green enchiladas on the menu
• Pearl’s pick is Chick-fil-A
• Camern’s favorite is pizza

If you think you could be a forever family for these siblings or another Texas child, call 1-800-233-3405. For more information, visit www.adoptchildren.org, where you can find a schedule of online public information meetings and learn about the foster/adoption program.

You can also view the www.heartgallerystx.org website, where South Texas children have their portraits and personal stories they wish to share with their future forever family.

Basic Adoption Requirements

The prospective foster/adoptive parents may be single or married and must:

• be at least 21 years of age, financially stable, responsible, and mature adults
• complete an application (staff will assist you if you prefer)
• share information regarding their background and lifestyle
• provide relative and non-relative references
• show proof of marriage and/or divorce (if applicable)
• agree to a home study which includes visits with all household members
• allow staff to complete a criminal history background check and an abuse/neglect check on all adults in the household
• attend free training to learn about issues of abused and neglected children