10-year-old Houston boy wants to be adopted for Christmas

This holiday season, not every child has a place to call home.  Every day in Texas, children are removed from their birth families because of abuse or neglect.  Some are never reunited, making them legally free for adoption.  Sally MacDonald met Matthew, 10, who's looking for his forever family.

13-year-old boy looking for good family to adopt him

"I hope I get adopted by a good family. I want a mom and dad, a big brother, and a little sister," said 13-year-old Dwayne, or DJ. He's been in foster care for six years and is looking for a loving home.

2 Houston-area sisters looking to be adopted together

“I want to be adopted with my sister because I feel like my whole life I've been without her,” said 16-year-old Julissa. "Ever since we got back in the system, we have been separated for like three years."

Four siblings looking for one family to adopt them together

“It really doesn't matter which parent we get adopted with, the only thing that matters is being with my brother and sisters," says 11-year-old Bryan. He and his three siblings, ages 7 to 12, are looking for a family to adopt them together.

Two young siblings looking for an adoptive home together

After nearly two years of the pandemic, the Texas foster care system is in crisis mode. Families for teenagers and large sibling groups are the biggest need, but this month we’re hoping to find a family for two little ones who Santa says have been good all year.