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Lena and Gregory
Oregon

Basic Info

Lena

Age: 36
Sex: Female
Race/Ethnicity: Caucasian
Religion: Christian

Gregory

Age: 36
Sex: Male
Race/Ethnicity: Caucasian
Religion: Atheist

Child Preferences

Age: Infant to 13 years old
Sex: Either
Max Number of Children: 3
Race/Ethnicity: Caucasian, African American, Asian, Native American, Hispanic, Pacific Islander

Special Needs the Family is Open To: Any Child (Open to Discussion), Asthma, Drug Allergies, Environmental Allergies, Food Allergies, Defiant, Difficulty Making Friends, Encopresis, Lying, Manipulative, Poor Social Skills, Self-Abuse, Stealing, Born with HIV issues or HIV Positive, Drug Addicted at Birth, Failure to Thrive, Low Birth Weight or Premature, Prenatal Drug Exposure, Gastric Tube, Requires Life-long Medical Treatment, Requires Life-long Supervision, Tracheotomy, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Physically Disabled-Mild, Blind, Hearing Impaired, Speech Delays - Mild, Vision Impaired, Hoarding, Academically behind due to poor attendance, Cognitive Delay - Mild, Has Behavior Problems in School, Mild Learning Disabilities, Moderate Learning Disabilities, One/Both Parents Diagnosed with Depression, One/Both Parents Have Alcohol Addiction, One/Both Parents Have Drug Addiction, Exposed to Domestic Violence, Child in Residential Treatment, Child has had a disrupted adoption, Multiple Placements, Residential Treatment History, ADHD, AIDS, Arthritis, Cancer, Cerebral Palsy, Cystic Fibrosis, Diabetes, Heart Disorder: May Require Surgery, Hemophilia, HIV, Missing Limbs: May Require Prosthesis, Muscular Dystrophy, Seizures, Sickle Cell Disease, Sickle Cell Traits, Aspergers Syndrome, Depression, Requires Medication For Psychiatric Condition/Mental Health Diagnosis, Requires Counseling/Therapy, Runaway - Past, 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, Child Identifies as LGBT, Sexually Abused in the Past, Alcohol Use, Marijuana, Smokes Cigarettes

Environment

State: Oregon
Neighborhood: Suburban
Residency:
Years Together: 6
Children in the Home: 2
Pet(s): Dog(s), reptile(s)

Work

Lena

Occupation: Pediatric Critical Care RN

Gregory

Occupation: Product Marketing Engineer

Adoption Agency

Agency: A family for every child
Worker: Lindsey Costa
Worker: lindsey@afamilyforeverychild.org
City: EUGENE
State: Oregon
Zip: 97402

Family Description

Lena and Greg Davis are active parents with two young boys, Nixon, June 14, 2018, and Carl, January 2, 2020. They moved to Oregon from Arizona in 2019 so Greg could work with Intel Corporation. Greg and Lena love the Northwest and enjoy many outdoor activities like hunting, fishing, boating, and camping. Lena works as a critical care pediatric nurse for Oregon Health Science University (OHSU). Greg speaks Spanish and hosted a wedding in English and Spanish last year. He practices Spanish daily and spent summers in Costa Rica growing up. This is an active family that enjoys physical activity and being outside. They enjoy camping, fishing, and boating. Each family member also appreciates painting. The boys have an arts and crafts station in the kitchen, Lena paints by number, and Greg paints miniatures. It is essential for the child(ren) to enjoy being outside. The child does not have to love every activity but tolerate spending a lot of time camping, being on a boat, fishing, and going to the mountains or the beach. Embracing two brothers and being kind to animals is important. They currently have four dogs and a python.

Preference Description

We are looking to adopt a sibling group of 2-3 children of any ethnic background or gender between the ages of 0-12. We are willing to accept minor or medically correctable conditions on a case by case basis.

The Davis Family Profile

Lena and Greg are approved to adopt one child or a sibling set of two between the ages of two to 13 of any ethnic or racial heritage and of any gender. A child or sibling set with mild behavioral, intellectual, medical, or physical needs would be the best match for this family. A child over the age of 13 or a sibling set of more than two will be considered if it is a careful match.

Introduction

Greg speaks Spanish and hosted a wedding in English and Spanish last year. He practices Spanish daily and spent summers in Costa Rica growing up.

This is an active family that enjoys physical activity and being outside. They enjoy camping, fishing, and boating. Each family member also appreciates painting. The boys have an arts and crafts station in the kitchen, Lena paints by number, and Greg paints miniatures. It is essential for the child(ren) to enjoy being outside. The child does not have to love every activity but tolerate spending a lot of time camping, being on a boat, fishing, and going to the mountains or the beach. Embracing two brothers and being kind to animals is important. They currently have four dogs and a python.

Home and Community

Their 2500 square foot home has four bedrooms and two bathrooms. It is located in a family-friendly suburban neighborhood with a beautiful neighborhood park that includes swings and a slide. Just a ten to 15 minutes walk is a large community park which includes a full-size soccer field, river trail, tennis courts, baseball court, and playground. There are only two ways in and out of the neighborhood, so there is no through traffic. The neighborhood represents several nationalities, races, and cultures with a large Hispanic influence. Lena and Greg described their neighborhood as friendly and inviting.

Parenting Experience

Lena and Greg Davis completed the 30 hour Parenting for Safety and Permanency Model Approach to Partnerships in Parenting (PS-MAPP) Group Preparation and Selection Program with Child Crisis Arizona which includes Trauma-Informed Parenting for Safety and Permanence. They also completed more than six hours training focused on transracial adoption.

Greg has minimal experience caring for a child that is not his, but more than anything else wants to be a mentor for the child he adopts. Lena has a large family and has a great deal of experience caring for children that are not her own. She is the oldest child of five, and her youngest twin brothers are not blood-related. Lena helped care for and raise her younger brothers as there is a 16 year age gap. As a young adult, Lena provided mentoring services to children in foster care. Greg was approved to go out on activities with the children Lena mentored. Once married, the couple sought out respite care opportunities.

Support

Motivation to Adopt

Lena and Greg can provide a stable and loving home to a child(ren) in foster care. They can provide a child(ren) opportunities to be a kid, experience life, and stability.