The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption is celebrating more than 10,000 adoptions through our Wendy's Wonderful Kids program since 2004. To siblings Jermesha, Floyd and Jermain, who were separated for years in foster care, adoption means having the chance to grow up together in a safe, loving family. “They had a hunger for a family and our kids had a hunger to add siblings,” their dad, Mark, told KGW-TV. “It was just a bond from the very beginning.” Read the family’s adoption story at bit.ly/DTF
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“It is up to all of us to think and work differently during the pandemic on behalf of youth in foster care who are counting on us,” writes Wendy’s Wonderful Kids adoption professional Chelsea Taylor, of The Adoption Exchange, in the Boulder Daily Camera. “As the number of children waiting to be adopted from foster care continues to rise, we must shine a spotlight on this crisis and act, so that every child has the loving, permanent home they deserve.” Read her op-ed at bit.ly/chelseataylor #COVI
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The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption challenges the idea that some children are unadoptable. Every child deserves a safe, loving and permanent home. Through our Wendy's Wonderful Kids program, the Foundation funds adoption professionals, like Tiffany Leak, who are dedicated to serving youth who have been lingering in foster care the longest. “These children will be members of our society very soon,” says Tiffany. “They still need more support.” Hear Tiffany's message about why teenagers need
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We are excited to share that more than 15,000 children now have permanent families with help from the Wendy’s Wonderful Kids program across the United States and Canada 🥳 “Today, we celebrate the collective impact of our caring community, and thank YOU for your dedication to ensuring that every child has the safety and stability of a permanent, loving family," said Rita Soronen, President & CEO of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption. Read more: davethomasfoundation.org/resource/15000-adopti
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The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption's signature program, Wendy's Wonderful Kids, funds and trains adoption recruiters whose sole mission is to find adoptive homes for children most at risk of aging out of foster care with no family. They focus on older children, sibling groups and children with special needs. Here is one recruiter's special story. #ItsWorthIt | Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption
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In case you missed it 📣 With help from our Wendy’s Wonderful Kids program, more than 15,000 children across the United States and Canada now have permanent families 🥳 “We celebrate the collective impact of our caring community, and thank YOU for your dedication to ensuring that every child has the safety and stability of a permanent, loving family," said Rita Soronen, President & CEO of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption. Read more: davethomasfoundation.org/resource/15000-adoptions/ | Dav
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Wendy’s Wonderful Kids adoption recruiters, like Darcy Thachuk of Ontario, are dedicated to finding the right family for every child in their care. These recruiters use a child-focused recruitment model proven to be up to 3x more effective at serving children in foster care who are often overlooked, including teenagers, children with special needs and siblings. Learn more at bit.ly/dtfawwk | Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption
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