‘I just want them to be there for me’: A 14-year-old North Carolina girl in foster care longs for adoption
By Audrey Biesk
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North Carolina (WXII) — Children’s Home Society of North Carolina is actively recruiting a family to adopt 14-year-old, Zori who currently lives in foster care.
“I’m kind, I like to help and I am loving,” said Zori. “I just want people to be happy.”
Zori is a thoughtful and intelligent teen who has big plans for her future. She is on the honor roll, enjoys school and hopes to attend early college. “I got more A’s this semester than last semester, so I was proud of myself. It really showed I was working trying to improve,” Zori said.
WXII 12’s Audrey Biesk met Zori for a private soap making experience to get to know her more. The owner at Lizzie’s All-Natural Products in downtown Winston-Salem, Christen Funderburk, also known as Lizzie gave them a one-on-one lesson.
“I like the color of the flowers and the soap smell, it smells good,” explained Zori. She got to pick out botanicals and essential oils for her soap.
Click the video player above to see the whole experience. Plus, Zori got to pick out inspirational stickers to decorate the soap box with.
When asked what makes her feel the most loved. She said, “When people treat me right and be there for me when I need them.”
Zori has a deep desire to be adopted and have a forever family. “I want them to support me and I just want them to help me go through college,” she said. Zori also hopes to stay active. “I like to go out and do stuff and I like to go out to dinner and to the mall and stuff. I’ve always wanted to go to the Bahamas.”
Zoris recruitment team at CHS said she doesn’t mind having siblings in her forever home.
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