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

Olivia and Aleah are friendly sisters looking to find their forever family together!

Olivia is an artistic 9-year-old girl of African-American descent. Some of Olivia’s favorite activities include crafts projects and reading. In school, her favorite subjects are science and music. Olivia is an accelerated reader and has received high grades on her reading tests at school.

Aleah is a 6-year-old girl of African-American/Hispanic descent. Those who know Aleah say she has a bold personality. Aleah enjoys activities such as arts and crafts and playing with her bouncy ball. She also likes to play outdoors.

Legally freed for adoption, Olivia and Aleah thrive in structured environments with a consistent routine. They could be successful in any type of family, with or without other children in the home. Any interested family should be strong advocates for the girls, and be open to engaging in ongoing services with them.

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.’’