Jayla from Pennsylvania

Jasmine is an intelligent, kind leader. She describes herself as "nice". Jasmine enjoys playing outside, styling hair, and creating art. This young lady is creative and would love to show you her coloring or painting skills. She is a broccoli lover and a Disney princess fan. Rapunzel is by far her favorite princess. Jasmine likes school and tends to learn things quickly. Her current caregivers said that "she loves to learn and absorbs things like a sponge." She recently completed Kindergarten, and she did very well, earning all good grades. Jayla is a happy, caring, and silly little girl. She describes herself as "shy" and shared that she enjoys playing outside or playing with her baby dolls. She is very much a girly girl. Her favorite colors are pink and purple, and she loves the movie "Frozen". She is also creative and enjoys coloring, crafts, and jewelry-making. Jayla's caregivers shared that she is very "genuine" and "pure-hearted." There's no one that does not enjoy her giggly and fun personality. She lights up a room with her smile and positive energy. Jordan is smart, funny, helpful, and athletic. He enjoys playing outside whether he's playing hide-and-go-seek, tag, or football. He likes all things Spiderman or the Incredible Hulk. He loves to play with toy cars, show off his impressive video gaming skills, or eat salad, one of his favorite foods. Jordan's ability to follow directions is incredible for his age. His caregiver said she is impressed with how quickly he can pick things up. For example, "If you show him how to do something, like brushing his teeth once, he has it." Jordan is Mr. Independent. All three children do well with other children and animals. Parental rights have not been terminated for Jasmine, Jayla and Jordan; 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, Amy Strine, via telephone or email at strinea@diakon.org.