Stories

Angel’s Garage, a classic car restoration company, is raffling off a custom 1970 Ford Mustang Mach 1 R, with all proceeds benefiting the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption’s mission. Right now, more than 140,000 children in North America’s foster care systems are waiting for a safe, permanent home. The Foundation is dedicated to shining a light on the urgent need for foster care adoption through its signature programs, including Wendy’s Wonderful Kids®, Adoption-Friendly Workplace™ and National Adoption Day. Read More

Rita Soronen, President & CEO of the Foundation, joined host Nicole Witt on a recent episode of Adopting! The Podcast.  Nicole and Rita discussed findings from the 2022 U.S. Adoption and Foster Care Attitudes Survey and debunked common myths surrounding foster care adoption, including: Myth: It is too expensive to adopt Adopting from foster care is not expensive. […] Read More

During the 2022 Wendy’s Wonderful Kids Summit, the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption announced the recipients of our Recruiter and Supervisor of the Year awards. These professionals are representatives of the creativity, perseverance and unwavering commitment of the entire Wendy’s Wonderful Kids community in serving the most vulnerable children lingering in foster care across the […] Read More

For five long years, siblings Jermesha, Floyd and Jermain were in foster care without a safe, permanent place to call home. Their story changed when they were referred to the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption’s Wendy’s Wonderful Kids program. With help from adoption professional Edna, Mark and Celeste adopted the siblings in 2020, and the children now have the stability and permanency to enjoy childhood. Read More

On April 27, 2022, the Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services (MDCPS) kicked off a new partnership with the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption. This partnership expands Wendy’s Wonderful Kids®, a signature program of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption. The two organizations share a key belief: every child deserves a permanent, loving home. Read More

After more than three years in foster care, Dawson and Dalton were adopted by Robbin and Steven, of Florida, through the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption’s Wendy’s Wonderful Kids® program in partnership with Adopt America Network. Read More

The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption received an unconditional, multi-million dollar donation from philanthropist and author MacKenzie Scott to help advance its mission of dramatically increasing the number of adoptions of children waiting in North America’s foster care systems. Read More

The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption-Canada is proud to announce that its Wendy’s Wonderful Kids program, in partnership with provincial governments, Ontario Children’s Aid Societies, adoption agencies and adoption professionals, has helped find permanent homes for more than 500 children in Canada since 2006. Read More

Adopted from foster care as an infant, Lynn Deiulis spent more than 25 years as an adoption worker in Canada. She is the author of “What is your story? Let’s talk about adoption and kinship.” Read More

According to a new national survey conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, 37% of adults in the United States who have not adopted have considered adoption (a significant increase from 25% in 2017). Of those individuals, 82% have considered foster care adoption — up 3% from 2017 and at an all-time high since 2007. Read More