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Wednesday’s Child: Antanaya
By Larry Kane Produced by Timothy McLaughlin PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — For a 17-year-old, Antanaya has no problem opening up about her emotions, evident in the very personal story she told us about why she...
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Wednesday’s Child: Nasir
By Larry Kane Produced by Timothy McLaughlin PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Fifteen-year-old Nasir has big dreams: he wants to join the military and hopes to be the second African-American president. But now...
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Wednesday’s Child: Elizabeth
By Larry Kane Produced by Timothy McLaughlin PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Fourteen-year-old Elizabeth loves expressing herself through music. “I play the guitar, the flute, and some piano,” she says shyly....
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Wednesday’s Child: Aliyah
By Larry Kane Produced by Timothy McLaughlin PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — “Creative” barely begins to describe fourteen-year-old Aliyah. This girl does it all, from drawing to fashion, and even poetry. “It’s...
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Wednesday’s Child: Ashton and Jonathan
By Larry Kane Produced by Timothy McLaughlin PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — At 12 years old, Jonathan has never known a life without his 15-year-old brother, Ashton. He says he could never imagine being apart,...
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Wednesday’s Child: Laejja
By Larry Kane Produced by Timothy McLaughlin PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Sixteen-year-old Laejja has a big heart — she wants to help people. To do that, she wants to become a pediatrician. “When I was little,...
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Wednesday’s Child: Jamir
By Larry Kane Produced by Timothy McLaughlin PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Eight-year-old Jamir is full of energy. He loves superheroes and wants to be a firefighter or a police officer one day. For now, he’s...
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Wednesday’s Child: Jasper
By Larry Kane Produced by Timothy McLaughlin PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — At 14, Jasper has an unusual career ambition: (Jasper:) “An R.C. specialist.” (Larry Kane:) “What does that mean?” (Jasper:) “It means...
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Wednesday’s Child: Taniyah
By Larry Kane Produced by Timothy McLaughlin PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Twelve-year-old Taniyah, asked to describe her makeup, says, “I have grey eye shadow on, I have black eye liner on, and mascara.”...
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Wednesday’s Child: Mikal
By Larry Kane Produced by Timothy McLaughlin PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — You could say there are two sides to Mikal. One, Mikal the entertainer; the other, Mikal the activist for LGBT rights. “What’s...
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DHS Increasing Efforts To Help Teens Find Longterm Homes
By Justin Udo PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – The Department of Human Services in Philadelphia is boosting its efforts to help get teenagers out of group homes and institutions, and into long term foster care....
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Wednesday’s Child: Ben
By Larry Kane Produced by Timothy McLaughlin PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — “Then you make a crease and fold it down…” Ben is carefully folding a piece of paper, shaping it into an origami crane. He learned the...
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Wednesday’s Child: Zaire
By Larry Kane Produced by Timothy McLaughlin PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — At seven years old, Zaire loves having fun. “I’m a person who likes to play football and who likes art,” he says. But this young man is...
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Wednesday’s Child: Jannean
By Larry Kane Produced by Timothy McLaughlin PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — At 15, Jannean has a sense of extraordinary responsibility. She wants to go into the military and is already part of ROTC. “Well, I...
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Wednesday’s Child: Ruby
By Larry Kane Produced by Timothy McLaughlin PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Ruby can be quiet at first, but behind that shy exterior is a young girl bursting with talent. This young musician is in her first year...
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Wednesday’s Child: Jabriel
By Larry Kane Produced by Timothy McLaughlin . PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Last week we introduced you to 13-year-old Michael. Today, we’re meeting his younger brother, Jabriel. This 12-year-old loves the...
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Wednesday’s Child: Desmond
By Larry Kane Produced by Timothy McLaughlin PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Eight-year-old Desmond loves solving problems. At school, he likes math; at home, it’s all about puzzles. (Demond:) “I have a 3D...
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Wednesday’s Child: Dahsiyoni
By Larry Kane Produced by Timothy McLaughlin PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — ”I’m smart, I’m funny, I’m shy,” is how 13-year-old Dahsiyoni describes herself. In a recent conversation with Gloria Hochman of the...
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Wednesday’s Child: Marcelle
By Larry Kane Produced by Timothy McLaughlin PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Eleven-year-old Marcelle has an active imagination. He loves mystery books and playing with Legos. “I can build little men — I make...
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Wednesday’s Child: Jahmeal
By Larry Kane Produced by Timothy McLaughlin PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — 13-year-old Jahmeal is glued to his iPhone. (Jahmeal): “Texting, going on the Internet.” (Kane): “What do you do on the Internet? Do...
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Wednesday’s Child: Fuquan
By Larry Kane Produced by Timothy McLaughlin PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Seven-year-old Fuquan loves sports and wants to be an athlete when he grows up. “I want to be a basketball player — a big one!” he...
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Wednesday’s Child: Fuquan’s Sister, Adrianna
By Larry Kane Produced by Timothy McLaughlin PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Last week we introduced you to Fuquan. This week, we’re meeting his big sister, eight-year-old Adrianna. “I like Fuquan,” she says....
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Wednesday’s Child: Ryan
By Larry Kane Produced by Timothy McLaughlin PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — If he could, fourteen-year-old Ryan would play football all day long. “I like the competition and tackling,” he says. He also likes...
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Wednesday’s Child: Jabriel
By Larry Kane Produced by Timothy McLaughlin PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Twelve-year-old Jabriel is something of a chess prodigy. He wants to be the world champion one day, and he’s already on his way. He...
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Wednesday’s Child: Kenny
By Larry Kane Produced by Timothy McLaughlin PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Thirteen year old Kenny dreams of being a superhero one day, “like Superman and Spiderman.” But, more important than swinging between...
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Wednesday’s Child: Traquan
By Larry Kane Produced by Timothy McLaughlin PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Sixteen-year-old Traquan loves being outdoors. “Skating, ice skating, swimming, fishing, climbing trees, free-running,” he says,...
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Wednesday’s Child: Annette
By Larry Kane Produced by Timothy McLaughlin PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Annette is a thrill-seeker, whether it’s scary movies — (“Love ‘em!”) or amusement park rides (“I love roller coasters”). This...
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Wednesday’s Child: Zymir
By Larry Kane Produced by Timothy McLaughlin PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — For eleven-year-old Zymir, it’s all about three things: “Fashion, singing, and dancing.” And he has some rules for staying stylish....
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Wednesday’s Child: James
By Larry Kane Produced by Timothy McLaughlin PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Nine year-old James loves playing football. He tells Gloria Hochman, of the National Adoption Center, based in Philadelphia, that...
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Wednesday’s Child: James’ Sister, Makayla
By Larry Kane Produced by Timothy McLaughlin PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Last week we introduced you to nine-year-old James. This week, we’re meeting his eight-year-old sister, Makayla. (James and his...
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Wednesday’s Child: Je’Liyah
By Larry Kane Produced by Timothy McLaughlin PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Je’Liyah has a lot of spirit! She’s a cheerleader, and she wants to meet professional cheerleaders some day. But this 12-year-old is...
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Wednesday’s Child: Jasmine
By Larry Kane Produced by Timothy McLaughlin PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Jasmine is not shy about her strengths. “Like, I’m awesome,” she says. “I’m just cool, that’s just me, that’s just how I am. It’s...
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Wednesday’s Child: Michael
By Larry Kane Produced by Timothy McLaughlin PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Twelve-year-old Michael loves super heroes. “Superman, Flash, Batman — there’s a lot of them,” he says. He dreams of having super...
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Wednesday’s Child: Capri
By Larry Kane Produced by Timothy McLaughlin PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Capri is a budding artist. But instead of a paintbrush and canvas, she’s using nail polish and fingernails. “That’s like another way...
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Wednesday’s Child: Makayla
By Larry Kane Produced by Timothy McLaughlin PHILADELPHIA (CBS) —- Her name is Makayla. She’s eleven years old. And this budding gymnast will tumble right into your heart. “(I do) cartwheels, front...
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Wednesday’s Child: Imani
By Larry Kane Produced by Timothy McLaughlin PHILADELPHIA (CBS) —- Imani might be your average 17-year-old. “Yeah, I like music, I like to dance, I like doing my makeup,” she admits. But she’s also an...
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Wednesday’s Child: Daevon
By Larry Kane Produced by Timothy McLaughlin PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Eight-year-old Daevon loves playing sports. When he grows up, he wants to play in the NBA. And in his spare time? “Be a firefighter....
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Wednesday’s Child: Quatrel
By Larry Kane Produced by Timothy McLaughlin PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Quatrel is a young man of many pursuits, according to Gloria Hochman of the National Adoption Center, based in Philadelphia. “Quatrel...
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Wednesday’s Child: Jesenia
By Larry Kane Produced by Timothy McLaughlin PHILADELPHIA (CBS) —- Jesenia loves music, which she demonstrated by singing a bit of “Someone Like You,” by Adele, for us. She sings in her church choir...
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Wednesday’s Child: Jade
By Larry Kane Produced by Timothy McLaughlin PHILADELPHIA (CBS) —- When we met Jade recently, she sang her favorite song for us: “Titanium,” by David Guetta, featuring Sia. She said the lyrics (…”I’m...
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