Grant Me Hope: Meet Shaidale
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Thousands of children in Georgia don’t have a family to call their own.
News 12 has begun a partnership with the nonprofit Grant Me Hope, which works to find homes for older children in the foster care system.
Today we want to introduce you to Shaidale, who’s 16.
He loves meeting new people and trying new foods.
“I love to hang around with grown ups, not kids,” he said. “They have a better mentality. When they talk, they know what they’re talking about.”
He works at Dollar Tree and is trying to get a second job.
“I work five or ten hours a day on a weekend,” he says. “I’m trying to get a second job, work after school. Probably work at Food Depot or McDonald’s again.”
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News 12 has begun a partnership with the nonprofit Grant Me Hope, which works to find homes for older children in the foster care system.
He started playing football at 5 and is his high school’s quaterback.
“When I was younger, I ed flag football because I was scared to get tackled by somebody,” he explains. “When I got older, I learned that just stay out of people’s way and they won’t tackle you.”
He dreams of becoming a fireman.
“I like helping people,” he says. “That’s why I’ve been doing this since I was younger. Helping people.”
He would love to have somebody that shows him life is better.
“Adoption means to me is somebody taking you to, loving them, and treating them how you want to be treated if you was a kid,” he says.
To inquire about Shaidale, go to itsmyturnnow.dhs.ga.gov/WebForms/MeetChildren.aspx.
To learn more about Grant Me Hope, visit http://grantmehope.org/adoptable-children/georgia/.
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