Daniela, 12 years old, NJ | 1 DAY WAITING

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NJ DCFS - Ocean County

Daniela immigrated to the U.S. from Romania at age 9 due to her biological parents' inability to care for her and her siblings. After entering the foster care system, she was adopted by a New Jersey family, along with another Romanian child. Despite being intelligent and learning English quickly, Daniela struggled to adjust and has since lived with two more families. She is currently recommended for residential treatment before potentially being reunified with a family interested in adopting her. Daniela enjoys visiting her resource parents and is eager to learn new coping skills. She hopes to attend college and become a veterinarian to help animals.

Daniela is currently living in a group home and is actively working with her therapist to develop healthy coping skills. Throughout her journey, she has discovered that writing about her experiences has been both helpful and healing. Recently, Daniela expressed a desire for a gift card to Five Below, where she hopes to purchase new stationery and journaling supplies to further support her writing practice.