Jacksonville's Children: Jimmy

"I'd be thankful to have a family, I've wanted one my entire life. I want a dad, cause I've never had one,” he says
Reported by: Dawn Lopez
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Updated: 5/30/2011 12:56 pm
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Can you imagine a baby, reaching for a mom who's never there? Not knowing if he has eyes or hands that look like his fathers?

"I don't know my father. I was taken from my mother as a baby. I've been in DCF my entire life,” 15-year old Jimmy tells me. 

All his life so far, Jimmy has been wondering why he doesn't he have a mom and dad like his friends at school?

"It's been tough, I've been in so many foster homes and group homes,” he tells me.

Jimmy tells me the toughest part about foster care is knowing at any time he could get the call that it's time to move on to the next home.

"I'm ready to live with an actual family,” he said.

Jimmy shared with me, why adoption would mean the world to him. It would  simply mean, someone cares.

"I'd be thankful to have a family, I've wanted one my entire life. I want a dad, cause I've never had one,” he says.

"Someone who cares about me and spends time with me."
Jimmy
Jimmy
But he remains hopeful. He'll one day have a family to cook with. He loves being in the kitchen. He also loves sports.

"Mainly soccer, baseball, some football--if my team is playing, the Washington Redskins".

That's the first team he had ever seen playing on television and now he's a loyal fan.

Jimmy deserves loyalty. He tells me, he doesn't require much.

"Someone who cares about me and spends time with me."

Jimmy
Jimmy
If you are interested in adopting Jimmy or any of the children you’ve seen on Jacksonville’s Children—pick up the phone and call Family Support Services.

The number is: (904) 421-5800.

You can also learn more about FSS by logging onto it’s website here: www.fssjax.org .

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