The Edmund Family Profile
We would love to want to adopt a single child or two siblings. We have no preference as to gender, but it is our preference that the child's age range be between 4-13 years of age, and we would prefer their ethnicity to be Black, Hispanic, Mixed Race, Caucasian, or Asian.
We are open to children with some behavioral problems.
We do not mind having continuing contact with the child\'s former foster parents, by email .
In general, It doesn't matter what background the children came from they will be accepted. Introduction
Our names are Denise and Terrence Edmund.
I am currently 55 years old.
My husband is currently 56 years old.
We do not yet have any adopted children. Terrence, and I, have been married 24 years with two children and three step children. We have known each other for 35 years. We both originate from Trinidad in the West Indies, aka the Caribbean. Terrence and I both immigrated to the United States in the early 1970s. We were both born and raised Catholic. Terrence is employed by New York University Medical Center, where he does maintenance and refrigeration and air condition tech. I work for the Board Of Education as a school lunch assistance and I am self employed as a Day Care Provider in my home. We both enjoy lots of activities: going to the movies, dining out, the park, gym, traveling, fishing, hunting and enjoying the beach. Our hobbies include reading, listing to music, playing musical instrument, cooking, cleaning, watching TV and sports, among other things.
I have no time to be bored. A typical day usually goes like this.Go to bed at 11:pm. Finally up by 5:am. Have something to eat, watch the news, leave home at 7:am, pick up my after school children at 2:30 bring them to the day care, give a snacks, have them do there homework, go on the computer, print out work, do activities, prepare dinner, clean up, wait for parents to pick up, close at 7:pm, watch TV, read a good book, get ready for bed.
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Home and Community
We reside in a two story home in Brooklyn, NY, adjacent and attached to our neighbor's residential complex.
We live in a City/Urban neighborhood.
We are good friends with our neighbors. Most of the necessities of daily living are within range of a short walk; Local high school, middle school, elementary school are within walking distance. Our local fire department is just a block away. The area is replete with churches and libraries. A local Hospital is four blocks from where I live, and some distance further is the Brooklyn Botanical Garden. The children can go to the park around the corner, not to far there is a karate and dance school. Parenting Experience
We have over 30 years of parental experience. We have our two children Terrence Edmund, age 23 and Danica Edmund, age 21. They both currently attending college.
The level of our collective experience with children is extraordinary. Having raised our own children, working with children in the school district system, as well as actively running a day care at my home I am certain that we can provide a lot of love and care to the children in the foster system. I have training in principals of early childhood development, child abuse and maltreatment identification and prevention, sudden death syndrome and CPR.
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Support
Our biggest supporters are our own family members. My children, my mother and father they, live about one mile from our home. Graham Windham, at the center, Kings County Hospital they have lots of support services. In addition, although we do not often attend church, we are very much firm believers of God and we believe strongly in sustaining morals of religious beliefs. We will support and encourage the children to continue their religious beliefs and practices, even if those beliefs are differ from our own. Motivation to Adopt
We are aware of the challenges we face, and we are totally willing to commit to their every needs. Adopting children from the foster care system, we know they have gone through a lot of physical and mental abuse. My husband and I have strong family values, and we can provide an environment that is loving, safe and nurturing to the children. Thank you for taking the time to read our profile. Please consider us to be a forever family.
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