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Laura and Curtis
Maryland

Basic Info

Laura

Age: 41
Sex: Female
Race/Ethnicity: Caucasian
Religion: Christian

Curtis

Age: 43
Sex: Male
Race/Ethnicity: Caucasian
Religion: Christian

Child Preferences

Age: Infant to 8 years old
Sex: Either
Max Number of Children: 4
Race/Ethnicity: Caucasian, African American, Asian, Native American, Hispanic, Pacific Islander

Special Needs the Family is Open To: Moderate Physical/Medical Disability (Open to Discussion), Animal Allergies, Asthma, Drug Allergies, Environmental Allergies, Food Allergies, Defiant, Difficulty in Attaching, Difficulty Making Friends, Lying, Poor Social Skills, Drug Addicted at Birth, Fetal Alcohol Effected, Low Birth Weight or Premature, Prenatal Drug Exposure, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Physically Disabled-Mild, Deaf, Hearing Impaired, Speech Delays - Mild, Speech Delays - Moderate, Speech Delays - Severe, Vision Impaired, Hoarding, Overeating, Academically behind due to poor attendance, Cognitive Delay - Mild, Has Behavior Problems in School, Mild Learning Disabilities, Moderate Learning Disabilities, Severe Learning Disabilities, Speech or Language Impairment, One/Both Parents Diagnosed with Depression, One/Both Parents Have Alcohol Addiction, One/Both Parents Have Drug Addiction, Exposed to Domestic Violence, One/Both Parents Have Had a Mental Diagnosis, Child has had a disrupted adoption, Multiple Placements, Residential Treatment History, Parents Willing to Seek Guardianship, ADHD, Arthritis, Diabetes, Down Syndrome, HIV, Depression, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Reactive Attachment Disorder, Requires Counseling/Therapy, Willing to Maintain Contact via Mail with Bio Family, Willing to Maintain Contact with Past Foster Parents, Willing to Maintain Contact with Bio Grandparents & Other Relatives, Willing to Maintain Contact with Bio Siblings, Sexually Abused in the Past

Environment

State: Maryland
Neighborhood: Suburban
Residency:
Years Together: 25
Children in the Home: 5
Pet(s): Dog(s), cat(s)

Work

Laura

Occupation: Foster parent

Curtis

Occupation: Owner of the company

Adoption Agency

Agency: Cecil County MD DSS
Worker: Jeanne Hill
Worker: jeanne.hill@maryland.gov
City: Elkton
State: Maryland
Zip: 21921

Family Description

Laura & Curtis have been together since middle school. Married in 2002. We have three biological children together and adopted our fourth child through foster care. Our children are currently ages 17, 13, 10 and 4. We are hoping to grow our family through adoption. Our prayers is for a close age sibling for our youngest to grow and make memories with as our older children do. Preferably under age 9. Any ethnicity (we are a multi racial family) any gender. We have been licensed foster parents for almost six years and have experience in parenting children from all backgrounds. We are open to sibling groups as well. Laura is a stay at home mom (foster parent) and Curtis owns his own Roofing company for the past 20 years. We are both flexible with our schedules, willing to travel and willing to keep children in contact with siblings/parents/family as needed. We are open to mild/moderate behaviors/disabilities along with Down syndrome as well. We are a stick together type of family that enjoys traveling and having fun together as a family.

Preference Description

We are hoping to adopt a child between the ages of infant - age 8 of any ethnic background. We are willing to accept mild/moderate behaviors and disabilities along with Down syndrome. We are willing to discuss case by case as needed.

The Elmer Family Profile

Our hope is to adopt a child who is less than 9 years old. We are open to boys or girls. We feel we can accommodate a sibling group of up to 3 kids. We are open to children with special needs. In general, We are hoping to adopt a child between the ages of infant - age 8 of any ethnic background. We are willing to accept mild/moderate behaviors and disabilities along with Down syndrome. We are willing to discuss case by case as needed.

Introduction

Hello we are Laura and Curtis Elmer. I am currently 39 years old. My Husband is currently 41 years old. We have 5 children. Our children's ages are 18, 14, 11, 5 & 2

I am a stay-at-home parent and have a flexible work schedule. My Husband works full-time for C and C Roofing LLC as the Owner of the company and has a flexible work schedule.

We are a fun, active, loving family. We love doing everything as a family. Vacations, walks, swimming in our pool, going to the park, local zoo, aquarium and more.

We live in a small safe waterfront community. All five of Lauras siblings, parents, nieces and nephews live in our same community. We are a close, loving and supportive family.

We live two blocks away from our Elementary school, five minutes from middle and high schools.

Both Curtis and Laura come from large families and we hope to add to our family through adoption.

Home and Community

We live in the State of Maryland. Our home is a single family home. We have 7 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms. We live in a Suburban neighborhood. We have two dogs and two cats. We live in a small, safe waterfront community. Two blocks from Elementary school.

Parenting Experience

We have three biological children and two adopted (through foster care). We have been foster parents for seven years. Completed pride training and complete 10/12 hours of training each year through social services. We have lots of experience with children who have experienced trauma, drug exposure, Down syndrome, ptsd and more. We also help with our church youth as well.

Support

We live in a small community where Lauras parents, five siblings and 11 nieces and nephews all reside within walking distance. We are all extremely close and have lots of support and help.

Motivation to Adopt

Our prayer is to grow our family through adoption. My Husband was in the foster care system as a child himself so this is exactly close to our hearts.