Deondre from Virginia

Deondre is a sweet, smart young man. He enjoys playing football and basketball. Deondre also enjoys doing arts and crafts, coloring, and making origami. He desires to be a scientist and wants to dig up dinosaur bones. He has plans to work at a fast food restaurant while finishing school and college. He also desires to play basketball in college and professionally. Deondre has a great group of coping skills that he utilizes in a time of need and these include walking, taking deep breaths, and coloring. He does very well in highly structured settings with consistent schedules where he knows what to expect. Deondre has a great sense of humor. He can talk to anyone after he gets to know that. He is usually shy at first but warms up quickly. He makes friends easily but has age appropriate differences with his friends. He desires to have a home filled with love but does not like showing love affectionately. He is happy and eager to please those people he cares about. He enjoys school and making friends. Deondre is a pleasant kid and is eager to have a family. In our effort to limit the digital footprint of our children and youth, Virginia has elected to only provide photos to inquiring families. (A digital footprint could be described as a trail left behind when someone uses the internet (e.g. websites visited, social media accounts, photos, etc.). The state wants to be cautious as to who can see and potentially have access to youth’s info.