Jake, 11 years old, TX |

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Jake is such a bright light for coming from such a dark past. He has Autism and is non-verbal but is exceedingly well at expressing his emotions. He is so well behaved and as sweet as can be, always running up to hug staff when they clock in. He is slowly using more and more words since being placed at the shelter with us, like yes, no and bye. We are sadly his twelfth placement facility in the almost 5 years that he has been in the system. Jake loves to play outside, even though we can't get him to keep his shoes on for more than five minutes, and he is all about toy cars!

Jake absolutely adores his grandmother, Maggie. He calls her G-Mama. They were just recently granted visits every week and Jake cannot be more happy with his life than he is right now! The smile she puts on his face is a one of a kind for him and it's just heartwarming to see them together. He has to drive an hour to go meet her closer to her home because she is elderly. We want to have him ride in style and comfort on his long trips to and from his favorite person on earth!