Pablo is a kind-hearted thirteen-year-old boy of Hispanic descent. Pablo enjoys playing with Legos and toy cars. He loves looking at pictures on the computer and printing them out. Pablo can be imaginative and is great at telling stories. Pablo’s favorite subject in school is science. When asked what a wish of his would be, Pablo said to have chocolate cake all the time for dessert.

Pablo has some developmental delays that can affect his daily functioning, academic abilities, and self-care sometimes. He is receiving support to work towards managing his behaviors and emotions. Pablo appears to be a role model for peers in his classroom at times and has shown that he is caring towards friends and teachers.

Pablo would benefit from any family constellation. Pablo can take time to build trust, thus, an ideal family would be patient and supportive. It is important for Pablo to maintain relationships with his siblings and continue visits with them.

Try mentoring

Children in foster care in Greater Boston need caring adult mentors. If you can commit to 8 hours a month for one year, and go through a training and matching process, you could provide some stability and comfort to a child who needs someone to count on. To begin, contact Silver Lining Mentoring at 617-224-1300 or www.silverliningmentoring.org. Silver Lining Mentoring encourages foster and adopted youth to flourish through committed mentoring relationships. Hanging out two afternoons a month, going to movies, the mall, or bowling, can change two lives — yours and a child’s.

To learn about making a lifetime’s commitment through 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 MARE or Silver Lining Mentoring, the sooner a waiting child can benefit from your involvement.