Success stories
Forever family created 8/26/11
Grace had been in care for nearly five years and had been in more than 10 foster placements. She first entered the system because of neglect, physical abuse and substance abuse by the caregivers. Grace had originally been placed in an adoptive home with her three brothers out-of-state, but the...
Family adopts siblings
At the age of 14, Donald came to the conclusion that he was not going to age out of the system and convinced his 13-year-old sister to be open to the idea of adoption. The WWK recruiter asked if they would like to be a part of a big family,...
Forever family created 8/12/11
A principal at an elementary school had met Eric and heard he might be available for adoption. Even though the family had not completed the full homestudy process, the WWK recruiter was able to expedite foster placement of Eric into their home. The family grew closer with each passing month....
A thank you from an adoptive family
My husband and I want to thank you for having such a nice recruiter (Richard Mills out of Las Vegas). He matched us with our first four children in June 2009 and we adopted the sibling group on 2-25-2010. Then on March 8, 2010 another sibling group of three came to join...
Taking center stage
Now 16-year-old M’s journey to his adoptive family began in 2009. The Wendy’s Wonderful Kids recruiter talked with him about a forever family when his sister was matched. M. wanted his own family and the recruiter introduced him to a potential adoptive family. In May, 2010, he moved in with...
Kevin’s family success story
Kevin was legally adopted three days before Christmas in 2008. That occurred more than a year after becoming involved with the Wendy’s Wonderful Kids Program, a child-focused intense recruitment program for youths who wait in foster care for permanent families. With the help of two WWK Recruiters within that timeframe,...
Family adopts sibling group of 5
A family of five children were part of the child protection system for most of their lives. The recruiter began working with them slowly to tell them about living with another family and being part of the adoption process. One of the children said, “So this will be a family...
Adoption benefits invaluable
Brenda and her husband Ron adopted Jimmy and Regina from U.S. foster care eight years ago, when the siblings were nine and 10 years old. This year, they fell in love with three more siblings waiting in foster care, and will finalize their adoptions later this year: Noah (13), Olivia (14)...
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