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An Arkansas teen was adopted after 15 years in foster care

Cozy, 19, was adopted by Tim and Anna Dietrich after 5,429 days in the foster care system

Cozy had been the longest-waiting person in the Arkansas foster care system at the time of his adoption

An Arkansas teen’s life was changed forever when he was adopted after almost 15 years in foster care.

Cozy, 19, had been in foster care for 5,429 days and was the longest-waiting person in the Arkansas foster care system, per local news outlet KARK.com . Tim and Anna Dietrich adopted Cozy on Monday, Aug. 25.

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Anna works for the nonprofit Project Zero , which helps connect foster children with permanent homes. She met Cozy through the organi

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