Leilani, 3 years old, NJ | 16 DAYS WAITING

Wish submitted by:

NJ DCFS - Burlington County

Leilani has been in foster care since 2025. While she was supposed to be reunified at one point in 2026, it did not go as planned due to substance abuse concerns and mental health. She is a beautiful and bright child. She loves school, and she likes to receive high fives when she uses the potty. Leilani enjoys watching television, playing on her iPad, playing outside, and being around her siblings, who are also placed with her.

Leilani loves playing outside, and she is a little girl who wants to do things on her own. She has been in foster care for over a year, and reunification with her family was close at one point but did not go as planned because of difficult challenges at home. After so much change, a Power Wheels jeep would give her something she can control, a chance to take the wheel, steer, and make her own choices. It also comes with a parent remote, so her foster parents can step in and guide the jeep when she needs help and let her take the lead when she is ready. Zooming around the yard would help her feel in charge of her own little world and build her independence one drive at a time. It would also be a fun way for her to share her childhood with her siblings, take turns, and make good memories together.