Eli from Pennsylvania

Eli is a very social young man who enjoys interacting with everyone. He describes himself as intelligent and hard-working. Eli is very interested in Technical Education and very good at working with his hands to fix and solve problems. Some of his favorite foods include Salisbury steak, stuffed peppers and M&M candies. His ideal day would include working outside and mowing the grass. Eli likes watching his favorite television shows "SWAT" and "Station 19" while snuggling up with his dogs. Pit bulls are his favorite dog breed, but all dogs make him smile. When he is not able to be outside, he does enjoy reading. He just got the "Percy Jackson" series, and he is currently finishing up the "Guardians of Ga'hoole" series. Eli also likes video games and board games with Risk being one of his favorites. Eli is a huge fan of country music star Luke Bryan. Eli also likes to build things and he likes to travel. He has been to Kentucky, Texas, Tennessee and Florida and would like to see many more states. Eli would excel in a two-parent family who is trauma informed with older children, structure, predictable routines and positive reinforcement. He would like a family who is active but also likes to chill at home and eat dinners together and play board games. Dogs in the home would be the icing on the cake. Parental rights have not been terminated for Eli; however, once a permanent resource has been 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, Marian Kolcun, via telephone or email kolcunm@diakon.org.