Child Welfare Professionals
The Foundation is committed to supporting child welfare professionals in achieving legal permanency for every child waiting in foster care … no matter their story.
Explore resources below to help you in this life-changing work.
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5 Best Practices to Achieve Legal Permanency for Children in Foster Care
5 best practices to help achieve legal permanency for the youth child welfare professionals serve. -
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Webinar Recap: Preparing Youth for Permanency Through Meaningful Relationships
In this webinar recording, the Dave Thomas Foundation staff discusses the importance of starting permanency preparation early. -
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Unpacking the “No”: Working with Youth Resistant to Permanency
It’s important for child welfare professionals to assist youth in unpacking their fears about permanency in a way that respects their voice, privacy and dignity.
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Urgent need for foster homes across Tennessee
Nearly 8,000 children are currently in foster care in Tennessee. The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption... -
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Dave Thomas Foundation expands program to help more Tennessee foster kids find homes
The Foundation announced it’s adding 12 new adoption recruiters across the state as part of its Wendy’s... -
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Dave Thomas Foundation expands program to help more Tennessee foster kids find homes
Nearly 8,000 children are in foster care in Tennessee right now. The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption... -
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The Anna Jinja Show: Lane Igoudin, Rita Soronen, Bruce Dalzell
Rita Soronen, President and CEO of the Dave Thomas Foundation, joins to contextualize the broader issues...