{"id":27847,"date":"2022-01-30T06:52:55","date_gmt":"2022-01-30T06:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cmshub.wpengine.com\/?p=368025"},"modified":"2024-11-03T15:14:03","modified_gmt":"2024-11-03T15:14:03","slug":"foster-teen-with-a-passion-for-painting-is-patiently-waiting-for-someone-to-adopt-her","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/foster-teen-with-a-passion-for-painting-is-patiently-waiting-for-someone-to-adopt-her\/","title":{"rendered":"Foster Teen With A Passion For Painting Is Patiently Waiting For Someone To Adopt Her"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Fostering kids can be a tough adjustment for families, and fostering children who have a disability can be even harder. But one foster mom in Kansas says although the journey has been rough at times, it has always been worth it.<\/span><\/p>\n

Barbie Klinedinste-Shields has cared for nearly 400 children in her life, all of them unique in their own way.<\/span><\/p>\n

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One of those kids is 15-year-old Taniya, who has lived with Barbie for nearly eight years.<\/span><\/p>\n

Taniya is very creative and enjoys painting. She often visits the Ceramic Cafe with Barbie, so the two of them can paint together.<\/span><\/p>\n

While Barbie loves Taniya like she were her own daughter, her home is not her final stop. She hopes that Taniya will find a permanent home with someone who loves her as much as she does.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Since Taniya has developmental delays, behavioral challenges, and speaks softly, she will need constant supervision and care, as well as a lot of one-on-one attention.<\/span><\/p>\n

Although she has special needs, she has a smile on her face all the time.<\/span><\/p>\n

Barbie says she wishes that there was more support for children with disabilities in the foster care system, as well as the families who adopt them.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s a lot to take on and it\u2019s, me personally, I feel that we need to work with legislature to get changes to help kids have permanency with special needs children in the state of Kansas,\u201d she told<\/a> Fox 4 KC.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re interested in learning more about how to adopt Taniya, please contact Jenna Brown, the Director of Adoption Services for KVC Kansas, at jennbrown@kvc.org or (913) 229-2288.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hear more on this story in the video below:<\/span><\/p>\n