The Business of Giving Podcast: Rita Soronen, President & CEO
…every kind of adoption– foster care adoption. And so, he created the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption in 1992 as an independent nonprofit public charity that would have one singular…
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Adoption-Friendly Benefits in the Workplace – It is the Right Thing to Do.
…their employees who adopt through financial reimbursement and paid leave. Providing Adoption Benefits is a Growing Trend Among Employers Adoption benefits are voluntary, employer-funded policies for employees who adopt, whether…
Children are Waiting: Fostering and Adopting from Foster Care
…international adoption, similarly handled by private adoption agencies; step-parent adoption; and public foster care adoption. Given the various routes, there are many reasons to consider foster care adoption. The 2017…
5 reasons you won’t adopt from foster care, and why they’re wrong
…the adoptive family. 4. Single individuals cannot adopt. Unmarried individuals are legally able to adopt in all 50 states. Nearly 30 percent of the children adopted from foster care last…
3 THINGS WE LEARNED FROM “5 REASONS YOU WON’T ADOPT FROM FOSTER CARE, AND WHY THEY’RE WRONG”
…when we hear qualified and excited potential adoptive parents are either ignored or not considered for children waiting to be adopted. That’s part of the reason we created Wendy’s Wonderful…
5 myths about foster care adoption
…while they were waiting to be adopted and after the adoption is finalized. Myth 3. Adoptive parents need to be heterosexual, married couples. Families who adopt are as unique and…
Never Too Old for Family
…that is a choice of the adoptive family. Myth 6: Single individuals or older adults cannot adopt. Reality: Unmarried individuals are legally able to adopt in all 50 states. Nearly…
You never outgrow the need for family
This guest blog is written by Jessica Phoenix, a Wendy’s Wonderful Kids adoption recruiter in Florida and a recent adoptive mom. I always knew I would adopt one day. One…
My Greatest Challenge Became My Greatest Joy
This guest blog post is written by Laura Merklin, a Wendy’s Wonderful Kids recruiter in Ohio. She works diligently to provide youth in foster care with safe, loving and permanent…
4 resources for raising your child post adoption
…free adoption resources page. Strengthening Your Forever Family: A Step-by-Step Guide to Post Adoption – The Foundation and Jockey Being Family collaborated to produce this step-by-step guide to post adoption…