The qualities Kivonte looks for in his friends are the same ones he hopes to find in a forever family.
“Someone I can trust, who will listen to me and understand who I am,” says this thoughtful young athlete, who in turn will offer the same, and then some. “People say that I’m a good listener, that I’m respectful and that I’m fun,” he says.
Kivonte devotes much of his free time to honing his skills on the basketball court and football field, as a point guard and running back, respectively. Math and science are his favorite subjects at school – “I like learning new things” – and he also enjoys video games, hip-hop and singer/producer Drake.
Wise beyond his years, this positive thinker has already come up with a plan for his future. When he turns 16, he’d like to work at Publix. Following that, he hopes to turn his love of sports into a career as a pro basketball or football player. When he hangs that up, he’ll turn to computer engineering. It’ll take a lot of hard work to make it all happen, but Kivonte is undaunted.
