diff --git a/apps/backend/src/dynamodb.ts b/apps/backend/src/dynamodb.ts
index ff92a2b..ad1bf9f 100644
--- a/apps/backend/src/dynamodb.ts
+++ b/apps/backend/src/dynamodb.ts
@@ -175,6 +175,38 @@ export class DynamoDbService {
     return result.Attributes;
   }
 
+  public async updateField(
+    tableName: string,
+    key: { [key: string]: any },
+    field: string,
+    value: string,
+  ): Promise<any> {
+    const params = {
+      TableName: tableName,
+      Key: key,
+      UpdateExpression: `SET #field = :value`,
+      ExpressionAttributeNames: {
+        '#field': field,
+      },
+      ExpressionAttributeValues: {
+        ':value': { S: value },
+      },
+      ReturnValue: 'ALL_NEW',
+    };
+    console.log(key);
+    console.log(params)
+    try {
+      const command = new UpdateItemCommand(params);
+      await this.dynamoDbClient.send(command);
+      const result = await this.getItem(tableName, key);
+      console.log(result);
+      return result;
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('DynamoDB UpdateItem Error:', error);
+      throw new Error(`Unable to update item in ${tableName}`);
+    }
+  }
+  
   public async updateItemWithExpression(
     tableName: string,
     key: { [key: string]: any },
diff --git a/apps/backend/src/site/site.controller.ts b/apps/backend/src/site/site.controller.ts
index 4848ea0..ec01b3c 100644
--- a/apps/backend/src/site/site.controller.ts
+++ b/apps/backend/src/site/site.controller.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import {
     Delete,
     Get,
     Post,
+    Put,
     Body,
     Param,
     Query
@@ -57,6 +58,10 @@ export class SiteController {
         return this.siteService.deleteSite(siteId);
     }
 
+    @Put("/adopt/:id")
+    public async setSiteStatusAdopt(@Param("id") siteId: number): Promise<void> {
+        return this.siteService.adoptSite(siteId);
+    }
  
 
 
diff --git a/apps/backend/src/site/site.service.ts b/apps/backend/src/site/site.service.ts
index e82fe56..37021f6 100644
--- a/apps/backend/src/site/site.service.ts
+++ b/apps/backend/src/site/site.service.ts
@@ -93,12 +93,20 @@ export class SiteService {
         }
     }
 
+    public async adoptSite(siteId: number): Promise<void> {
+        try {
+            const key = { 'siteId': { S: siteId.toString() } };
+            const result = await this.dynamoDbService.updateField(this.tableName, key, "siteStatus", "Adopted")
+        } catch (e) {
+            throw new Error("Unable to set site status to Adopted:" + e);
+        }
+    }
 
     private mapDynamoDBItemToSite = (objectId: number, item: { [key: string]: any }): SiteModel => {
         return {
             siteID: objectId,
             siteName: item["siteName"].S,
-            siteStatus: SiteStatus.AVAILABLE, //placeholder until table is updated
+            siteStatus: item["siteStatus"].S,
             assetType: item["assetType"].S,
             symbolType: item["symbolType"].S,
             siteLatitude: item["siteLatitude"].S,