Blaire, who goes by Mateo, is an imaginative boy. He enjoys going to the park, playing with Bakugans, calling himself goofy names like “cheese hamster” when playing with adults, and listening to track records of “High School Musical” and “Frozen.” Mateo loves watching “Hamster Stories,” “Rainbow Ringer,” “Bluey,” “True and the Rainbow Kingdom,” “Paw Patrol,” and “Gabby’s Dollhouse” on television. He also enjoys playing with his Legos and toy cars.

Mateo is enrolled in school where he is working on developing listening skills, sharing attention, and developing peer relationships. He does well in the classroom settings where there are two staff members present.

Mateo’s social worker is looking for a dedicated two-parent family of any constellation experienced in trauma with or without older children in the home. He would thrive as the youngest or only child in the home and he is able to develop strong, loving relationships when he feels he has sufficient attention from his caregivers.

Mateo can be placed outside of the state but must remain in the New England area in order maintain monthly contact with his two sisters and biological family.

If you’re at least 18 years old, have a stable source of income, and room in your heart, you may be a perfect match to adopt a waiting child. Adoptive parents can be single, married, or partnered; experienced or not; renters or homeowners; LGBTQ+ singles and couples. As an adoptive parent, you won’t have to pay any fees, adoption from foster care is completely free in Massachusetts.

To learn more about adoption from foster care visit www.mareinc.org.