3 happy sistersWendy's Wonderful Kids is a signature program of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption that funds adoption professionals across the nation whose work focuses exclusively on finding permanent adoptive homes for the more than 150,000 children waiting in North America's foster care systems. >>

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The Adoption-Friendly Workplace is a signature program of the Foundation that encourages employers to offer adoption benefits and celebrates those who do.

The Foundation announces a list of the nation's Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces each year on May 1st, honoring employers who offer exceptional adoption benefits, such as financial reimbursement and paid leave, for employees who adopt. Learn more...

 
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1,000 Children Adopted as a Result of the Foundation's Wendy's Wonderful Kids Program!

In 2004, the Foundation placed child-focused adoption recruiters in seven cities to find families for victims of child abuse and neglect waiting in foster care to be adopted. Today, the Foundation's Wendy's Wonderful Kids program has 122 recruiters working in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Canada. To date, the program has served 4,882 of our nation's most vulnerable children. Half are 12 or older, 40% have at least one disability and half have had to move four or more times in foster care. Most have been in foster care more than four years, and many more than ten years. Two out of ten had failed adoptions prior to being served by the program. Learn more about the success of this innovative effort.

National Adoption Awareness Events:

National Adoption Day

The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption is a leader of National Adoption Day, a collaborative national effort to raise awareness about the 123,000 children in foster care waiting to find permanent, loving families and to celebrate all families who adopt. >>

National Adoption Month

November is National Adoption Month - and you can make a difference! Help spread the word about the joys of foster care adoption. Order your FREE Foster Care Adoption Awareness Toolkit to help promote foster care adoption in your community. >>

Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge Golf Tournament

Each year professional golfers from the PGA, LPGA and Champions PGA Tours battle it out to see who will be victorious in the Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge Golf Tournament. This nationally televised event is the only one... >>
 
     Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge Winners
     Visit the Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge official website.

ADOPTING IN CANADA?

Visit Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption Canada for a complete step-by-step guide through the
Canadian adoption process and links to Canada’s adoption resources.