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Tammy and Shannon
Florida

Basic Info

Tammy

Age: 47
Sex:
Race/Ethnicity:
Religion:

Shannon

Age: 47
Sex:
Race/Ethnicity:
Religion:

Child Preferences

Age: Infant to 4 years old
Sex: Female
Max Number of Children: 1
Race/Ethnicity: Caucasian, Asian, Native American, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, Mixed, Bi-Racial, Unknown

Special Needs the Family is Open To: Animal Allergies, Asthma, Drug Allergies, Willing to Maintain Contact with Past Foster Parents, Willing to Maintain Contact with Bio Grandparents & Other Relatives

Environment

State: Florida
Neighborhood: Suburban
Residency: Single Family Home
Years Together: 15
Children in the Home: 1
Pet(s): Dog(s), cat(s)

Work

Tammy

Occupation: Behavior Health Tech (work 2 days a week)

Shannon

Occupation: Quality Control

Adoption Agency

Agency: Children's Home Society of Florida
Worker: Asia Richardson
Worker: asia.richardson@chsfl.org
City: Tallahassee
State: Florida
Zip: 32303

Preference Description

We want a little girl who needs a loving Mommy and Daddy and a protective big brother. We want a little girl to complete our family!

The Harris Family Profile

We would like to adopt a child who is 8 years old or younger. We would like to adopt a girl. We feel we can accommodate a sibling group of up to 2 kids. We prefer to adopt a child of Caucasian, Hispanic, Native American, Pacific islander, Biracial, Mixed or any ethnic background. We are open to children with ALLERGIES-Animal Allergies-Severe or ALLERGIES-Asthma-Severe or ALLERGIES-Drug Allergies-Severe or PAST CONTACTS-Contact with Foster Parent or PAST CONTACTS-Contact with Relatives special needs. We do not mind having contact with the child\'s biological parents (by email or by mail ) provided the parent was/is not abusive to the child. We do not mind having continuing contact with the child\'s former foster parents, by email or by phone or by mail or in person . In general, We want a little girl who needs a loving Mommy and Daddy and a protective big brother. We want a little girl to complete our family!

Introduction

Our names are Tammy and Shannon Harris. I am currently 39 years old and was born in 1976. My husband is currently 39 years old and was born in 1976 . We have one bio child. Our child's name is Levi and he is 5years old. Like us, our child has a Caucasian ethnic background. Reading, spending time with family, watching Levi play. Shannon is a very outside person. He enjoys working on the lawn and spending time with family. I am currently working in the mental health field and will be working as a therapist on a part-time or contract basis. My husband works full-time for Jacobs Engineering as a Civil Engineering Inspector and has a flexible work schedule. Truth and honesty are very important. We are faithful church members. Shannon is an ordained minister with the United Pentecostal Church. God, family and then others. We feel our family is a unit. We work together to keep that unit safe and secure. We believe this is the best way to give our child practical knowledge that will assist him in becoming functional members of society. We are not really big sports fans. I guess we will have to become as Levi gets older and starts to enjoy FSU games. We love PBS shows. We listen to Christian music on the radio. I don't know many names but I enjoy listening to Levi sing along to the songs. When we gather, we usually gather in Living room and We spend our at home time together as a family unit until Levi goes to bed. If you see one of us chances are you will see all three of us together. We genuinely enjoying spending time together. We take time to travel together as a family.

Home and Community

We live in the State of Florida. Our home is a single family home. We live in a Suburban neighborhood. We are not very close to our neighbors. We have one cat and have begun to start our mini farm.

Reading, watching educational television, visiting area attractions. We have several parks, a zoo and several museums within 5 miles of our home. We also have the typical places that children love such as Chuck E Cheese, etc. A child in our area would probably be interested in the zoo located five minutes from our home. Tallahassee Museum (which houses animals native to Florida and is therefor called "the zoo" by our family) is a wonderful place to visit. Levi goes to pre-k at their facilities and we are museum members. We recently moved so that Levi and our new daughter will have the best education experience. It is very important to us that our child(ren) get the best possible education. We are very active in our church. Right now we do not have a PTA. I did start a Moms Group with about 10 families in our town. We love play dates!

Parenting Experience

Formerly licensed as Specialized Therapeutic Foster Parents. Mommy and Daddy to our biologically child for almost 5 years. Same as above. Willing to work with a child who has had a difficult time in life and needs a bit more patience than typical. Willingness to understand there is no "perfect" child including our son who has been raised in a stable two parent house his entire life. Willingness to commit to our new child and love them just the same as our biological son. Same as above. Because we know what to expect. See above training and licensing. We will need to adapt our schedule to make sure our new child has plenty of time with Mommy and Daddy. MAPP and Therapeutic Foster Care training. Also Medical Foster Care It has prepared us and assisting us in knowing what to expect when adopting a child from foster care.

Support

I have a flexible work schedule so I am able to be available for our newest child(ren). Levi is already so excited about having a little sister. It will take time to adjust but I know we can make this a successful transition. Our family and our church family will be our major support systems. We will seek outside assistance if this is necessary.

Motivation to Adopt

That is where our heart lies. As foster parents we saw many children who needed a forever family. We have come to the point in our lives that we know that is what we would like to be for some special child. To us an adopted child should be and will be treated the same as our biological child. We will not identify our daughter as our "adopted daughter." She will just be our daughter just like our son is just our son. It is not necessary to make the distinction as to how each one came to be part of our family.