Daniela, 12 years old, NJ | 27 DAYS WAITING

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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 all about experimenting with makeup! Lately, everyone at school has been buzzing about the new Summer Fridays lip gloss, and she’s curious to try it out. With some recent struggles affecting her mental health and self-confidence, Daniela has set a goal for herself: to embrace self-care and feel good about her appearance. She would love a gift card to Sephora so she can snag that trendy lip gloss and feel fabulous!