Foster kid, 9, gets thousands of adoption inquiries after asking for a 'mom and a dad…or just a mom’ in appeal

AN INCREDIBLE 5,000 people inquired about adopting nine-year-old foster kid, Jordan, after he made a heartbreaking plea for a family on TV.

Jordan appeared in a local news segment for KFOR last week and said if he could have three wishes, they would be: "Family, family and family."

It appears Jordan may just get his wish, as thousands of inquires started to pour in about the boy just hours after he told his story.

Jordan has reportedly been in foster care for six years in Oklahoma, and his biological brother was recently adopted. He told the station he doesn't see him too much anymore, which makes him wish for a family to call his own.

In his sweet plea, he said he really wants "a mom and dad. Or just a mom. Or just a dad – I don’t really care."

"The reason it's important is because, so I could have some people to talk to anytime I need to," he added.

"I hope one of y'all will pick me."

When asked where he would go if he could go anywhere in the world, he responded, "an adoption party for a home."

After thousands of requests, Jordan's permanency planner said he hopes he'll find the right family for the boy within the next few months.

"I’m in the process of reading through those profiles to select a family to try to move forward with," Christopher Marlowe, of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services, told KFOR.

Marlowe said Jordan has been through a lot in his years in foster care, and they hope to find, not only a great family for him, but one that will allow him to stay in touch with his little brother, Braison.

"His brother's adoptive family has been agreeable to that and even if things go well, they said they would be willing to take them out on day passes so they could spend some good quality time together," Marlowe said.

Marlowe said he's recruiting help from colleagues to sift through all the inquiries, and he's really excited about the idea of Jordan finding his forever home.

The department is also hopeful that Jordan's touching story will inspire people to consider adopting other children.

There are currently 7,700 children in foster care in Oklahoma, according to KFOR, and about 500 are ready for adoption.

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