Wednesday's Child: Je'Liyah
By Larry Kane
Produced by Timothy McLaughlin
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Je'Liyah has a lot of spirit! She's a cheerleader, and she wants to meet professional cheerleaders some day.
But this 12-year-old is serious about her future.
(Kane:) "What do you want to be when you grow up?"
(Je'Liyah:) "A lawyer."
(Kane:) "Why a lawyer?"
(Je'Liyah:) "I love to help justice."
(Kane:) "So, if I'm in trouble, you're going to help me?"
(Je'Liyah:) "Yes."
(Kane:) "What if I'm in big trouble?"
(Je'Liyah:) "I'm still going to help."
And when it comes to a permanent family, she knows what she's looking for:
"A loving family, an honest family, caring heart."
Gloria Hochman, of the National Adoption Center, based in Philadelphia, says Je'Liyah needs help breaking out of her shell.
"Je'Liyah is a little shy, but once she gets to know people she warms up. And it's important that she have a home with a mom and a dad and other children that might be close to her age in the home," Hochman notes.
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For more information about adopting Je'Liyah or any other "Wednesday's Child," go to the National Adoption Center's web site, www.adopt.org, or call 215-735-9988.
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