FOR THIS AWESOME WEATHER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT EVERYBODY. WELL, YOU KNOW THAT WLKY WE’VE HELPED LOCAL CHILDREN FIND FOREVER HOMES THROUGH THE WEDNESDAY’S CHILD PROGRAM FOR DECADES NOW. AND THIS WEEK CHRISTINA MORA INTRODUCES US TO 16 YEAR OLD BEN. HE’S A KANSAS CITY CHIEFS FAN WHO HOPES TO SHARE HIS LOVE OF FOOTBALL. HERE WE GO. WATCH THE ANIME, PLAY BASKETBALL, WATCH FOOTBALL AND PLAY OUTSIDE. IT’S RARE TO FIND BEN PLAYING GAMES INSIDE THE 16 YEAR OLD HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR SAYS HE’S MOSTLY INTO PLAYING AND WATCHING SPORTS, WHICH IS A GOOD THING WHEN YOUR FAVORITE FOOTBALL TEAM MAKES IT TO THE SUPER BOWL. KC CHIEFS YEAH, I HOPE THEY WIN THE SUPER. BOWL. DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE PLAYER? UH, PATRICK MAHOMES. BUT BEN’S INTERESTS GO BEYOND THE FIELD. HE WANTS TO STUDY SCIENCE AT WKU AND BECOME A RESEARCH UBER PAOLI SCIENTISTS. OOH, I LIKE WHAT KIND OF SCIENTIST. WORKING ON, UH, CURES AND STUFF. BEN HASN’T LOST HIS. AMBITION DESPITE THE ADVERSITY HE’S FACED IN FOSTER CARE. IT’S LIKE CRAZY. YEAH. IS THERE A LOT OF MOVING AROUND? YEAH, FROM FOSTER HOME. FROM FOSTER HOME TO FOSTER HOME. AND LIKE, A LOT OF TEENS IN HIS POSITION, BEN’S WISH LIST FOR A FOREVER FAMILY IS SIMPLE AND HEARTFELT. SOMEONE WHO CARES ABOUT ME AND AND SPEND TIME WITH ME AND AND PLAY OUTSIDE A LOT FOR WLKY AND WEDNESDAY’S CHILD, I’M CHRISTINA MORA. THANK YOU CHRISTINA. IF YOU’D LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT BEN OR KENTUCKY’S FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTION PROGRAMS, JUST HEAD OVER TO OUR WEBSITE, WLKY.C
Wednesday's Child: 16-year-old Chiefs fan hopes to share love of football, science with family
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Updated: 3:44 PM EST Feb 7, 2024
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Ben, 16, is eager to watch his favorite team play in the Super Bowl this weekend. The high school junior is a dedicated fan of the Kansas City Chiefs and quarterback Patrick Mahomes. And football is just one of his interests he’d like to share with an adoptive family one day.“I watch anime, play basketball, watch football, and play outside,” Ben said. Ben added he wants to study science at Western Kentucky University after high school and eventually become a researcher. “Probably a scientist,” he said. “Working on cures and stuff.”Ben hasn’t lost his ambition despite the adversity he’s faced in foster care.“It’s crazy," he said. “(Moving) from foster home to foster to foster home.”And like a lot of teens in his position, his wish list for a forever family is simple and heartfelt.“Someone who cares about me, and spends time with me, and plays outside a lot,” Ben said.If you’d like to learn more about Ben (who goes by “Isaiah” on the state’s database) or Kentucky’s adoption and foster care system, click here.More Wednesday's Child:
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Ben, 16, is eager to watch his favorite team play in the Super Bowl this weekend.
The high school junior is a dedicated fan of the Kansas City Chiefs and quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
And football is just one of his interests he’d like to share with an adoptive family one day.
“I watch anime, play basketball, watch football, and play outside,” Ben said.
Ben added he wants to study science at Western Kentucky University after high school and eventually become a researcher.
“Probably a scientist,” he said. “Working on cures and stuff.”
Ben hasn’t lost his ambition despite the adversity he’s faced in foster care.
“It’s crazy," he said. “(Moving) from foster home to foster to foster home.”
And like a lot of teens in his position, his wish list for a forever family is simple and heartfelt.
“Someone who cares about me, and spends time with me, and plays outside a lot,” Ben said.
If you’d like to learn more about Ben (who goes by “Isaiah” on the state’s database) or Kentucky’s adoption and foster care system, click here.
More Wednesday's Child:
