Waiting Families List
June 2026
Gatten Family
Location
Family Composition
Shiremanstown, PA (Cumberland County)
Shawn (46) - Teacher
Nichole (48) - Homemaker
Child Characteristics of Consideration
Family Strengths & Comments
Ryker & Marietta (17) - Biological twin children
Open to up to two children from birth to ten years old. Family is open to same sex sibling groups.
They love to spend time together as a family! They are pastors in their faith community where they are very active. Each Friday evening the family comes together for Shabbat dinner and family night as the sun sets! They then enjoy a restful sabbath on Saturdays. They love to celebrate their unique holidays throughout the year with everyone’s favorite being their annual eight-day camping trip each fall As a family they enjoy games, puzzles, music, going to the park, being outdoors, building things, making fun movies together and being silly!
Caseworker and Contact Information Kortnei Confer
717-415-1620 or kconfer@bair.org
Myler Family
Location
Hummelstown, Pa (Dauphin County)
Conrad (42)-Anesthesiologist
PAE# F22AT44
Family Composition
Child Characteristics of Consideration
Family Strengths & Comments
Rebekah (38)- Teacher
Coen (16), Silas (14), Charles (12), Edison (9)
Open to one or two female youth, ages from 0 to 8 years old. The Myler family is open to any race or ethnicity.
The Myler Family has four biological sons and one dog, Obi. Rebekah enjoys cross stitching, music, singing, and listening to books. Conrad enjoys backpacking, hiking and waterfall seeking. As a family, they enjoy hiking, camping, taking their dog to the park and going to their rustic cabin.
Caseworker and Contact Information
Emily Vavreck
814-983-1538 or evavreck@bair.org
Myers Family
Waiting Families List
June 2026
Location
Family Composition
McClure, Pennsylvania (Mifflin County)
Andrew (57)-Carpenter
Sandra (49)- Office Manager
The couple has six children, combined, in their blended family. The three eldest children live outside of the home; Katie (28), Meghan (27) and Maddie (25). The three younger children, Grace (17), Olivia (12) and Samuel (10) reside in the home.
Child Characteristics of Consideration
Family Strengths & Comments
Open to up to 3 children male or female, ages from 4 to 18 years old. More than three children could be explored. The family is very interested in being able to provide permanency for a large sibling group. The Myers family is open to any race or ethnicity.
The Myers family shares the love of family and the Lord. Family is involved in sports, scouts, dance, and youth group. They are family-orientated and love spending time together
Caseworker and Contact Information Emily Vavreck
814-983-1538 or evavreck@bair.org