Austin from Pennsylvania

Austin is a fun, creative, and athletic boy who is very social and makes friends easily. In his free time, Austin enjoys spending time with his friends playing basketball or football. Austin shared that he was happy because he played on his first recreational basketball team and almost made it to the playoffs. He is also excited to play flag football. Austin is talented at drawing and enjoys drawing characters from his favorite TV shows. His favorite shows include "Dragon Ball Z" and "Pokemon." Austin's favorite movies include "Deadpool," "Venom 2," and "Sonic the Hedgehog 2." Austin has also developed an interest in reading, noting his favorite book series as "Wings of Fire." Other interests include playing video games on his Switch. Austin enjoys attending school, noting math and science as his favorite classes. Austin is not the biggest fan of English. Austin enjoys attending church and participates in a youth group and choir. When he grows up, Austin would like to be a professional basketball player. Austin does well with other children and loves animals. Austin has a strong connection to his birth family, adding that continued communication is important to him. Parental rights have not been terminated for Austin; however, once a permanent resource is identified, the county will enact final steps to terminate parental rights. For more information, a family can call the SWAN Helpline at 1-800-585-SWAN or have the family worker contact the recruiter, Stephanie Kennelly, via telephone or email skennelly@bethany.org.