4Ever Family: Misty

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.

17-year-old Misty is kind and warmhearted. She likes to care for animals and others. She is also very career-driven and would like to better her community, as she is looking to join a law enforcement agency sometime in the future. But first, she plans on attending college.

Academically, Misty works hard to get her grades in the A-B zone. She is on the tennis team and wants to try additional extracurricular activities at her school.

Misty develops her creative side in her personal time, as she creates art with oils, pastels, and paint. In addition to being an artist, she loves to read adventure-style novels.

Misty does not have pets. She volunteers at a pet facility, where she helps out in various ways, and hopes her future family will have pets.

Other likes she has are, dancing to the latest music or running out for a meal of one of her two favorite foods, tacos or pizza.

Misty’s dream family will love and guide her as she grows up to reach her full potential. If her future family has a few younger siblings and a pet or two … even better.

If you think you could be Misty's forever family or for 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 NEW www.heartgallerystx.org website, where South Texas children have their portraits along with individual 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, and responsible 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