Help Hallie find a family for National Adoption Month!

Hallie, Northeast Asia

DOB: 8/12/09

At 7 a.m., Hallie wakes up and eats breakfast. Six months ago, this was not an easy task for Hallie. Born with cleft edges of both lips, Hallie had difficulty swallowing. She received a feeding tube in May and is now “much happier and healthier” says Erin Mower, Holt’s Waiting Child program assistant, who met Hallie earlier this year. In June, Hallie also received surgery to correct her lips.

After breakfast, it’s playtime! Dancing with her friends is Hallie’s favorite. When her housemother turns on the music, Hallie smiles and begins to gently sway back and forth. “When Hallie is happy, she smiles and makes a lot of cute sounds,” says Erin. In the afternoon, Hallie attends physical therapy. Born with agenesis of all five fingers on her right hand, therapy two times a week helps Hallie with her mobility. She can now transfer objects between her hands. “She is also learning to walk,” says Erin. “This is great news!”

At the end of the day, Hallie enjoys bath time, which includes her favorite bath toys and playfully splashing her housemother. Hallie has a great relationship with her housemother but is not shy with strangers. She will often greet new people with a smile and hug.

“We hope this lovely child will meet good permanent parents,” says a social worker. “We hope she will continue to grow up as a healthy and bright little girl under the full love and support of a family.”

Hallie’s doctors keep her healthy and thriving. Physical therapists helped Hallie to walk. Hallie’s housemother fills her life with love. But there’s one thing missing in Hallie’s life. Something not even a doctor or a loving housemother can give her.

Hallie needs a family.

This is where you come in. Please share her story with your friends and family. Please help her to have a family of her own.

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*Hallie needs a family who can provide her with the ongoing medical care and therapies that she will need. She also needs a family open to the unknowns of her medical conditions. Eligibility requirements may be flexible, including state of residence.

Please contact Erin Mower for more details.

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