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

Dayvien is an outgoing nine-year-old boy of African-American and Hispanic descent. Those who know him describe him as charming and endearing. He is empathic and concerned about the welfare of others. Dayvien is creative and enjoys artistic activities. He also has an excellent imagination and likes to sing and dance. Dayvien can be theatrical and thrives on positive attention.

Dayvien is in a therapeutic school setting and is described as a hard worker. He has excellent relationships with his peers and has even been designated the “classroom leader.’’ At times Dayvien can exhibit some difficult behaviors but overall is able to build strong relationships with others.

Legally freed for adoption, Dayvien can be placed in a home with a mother and father or two mothers, as the youngest or only child. A pre-adoptive family should be open to continued contact and visits with his six siblings placed in Massachusetts. Dayvien also has a positive relationship with his birth father and that relationship should be maintained.

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 your family will be a good match for.

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.’’