Sunday’s Child is a weekly column featuring a child currently in foster care awaiting adoption.

Areil, who also goes by Ari, is a friendly 14-year-old boy with a great sense of humor. Ari likes music, video games, computers, Pokemon, and his favorite type of food is Chinese takeout. Though he is not sure what he wants to be when he gets older, he enjoys his technology class in school. When asked if he could meet anyone, real or fictional, Ari stated Finn from “Adventure Time’’ because he goes on adventures with his dog. If Ari had a superpower, it would be to have super speed.

Currently, Ari resides in a group home. His social worker said that he has been making good progress this year and does well going into the community and taking art classes. He has been processing his past and is now ready to find a family of his own, which he describes as “a good home with a mother, father, other children, and pets.’’ The professionals who work with Ari believe he would do well with any type of two-parent home where there might be other children who shared some of his interests. Ari is an easy-going teen who is open to trying new activities and could integrate well into a family’s routine.

Who can adopt?

Can you provide the guidance, love, and stability that a child needs? If you’re at least 18 years old, have a stable source of income, and room in your heart, you may be a perfect match to adopt a waiting child.

Adoptive parents can be single, married, or partnered; experienced or not; renters or homeowners; LGBTQ singles and couples.

The process to adopt a child from foster care requires training, interviews, and home visits to determine if adoption is right for you, and if so, to help connect you with a child or sibling group that will be a good match.

To learn more about adoption from foster care, call the Massachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange (MARE) at 617-54- ADOPT (617-542- 3678) or visit www.mareinc.org. The sooner you call, the sooner a waiting child will have “a permanent place to call home.’’