Florida Arleigh was placed in foster care in Florida after suffering years of abuse and neglect. “I felt like I was lost,” Arleigh shares. “I gave up so many times to the point where I wanted to disappear.” At age 16, Arleigh was referred to the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption’s Wendy’s Wonderfu
Ohio Lexi remembers the day she and her older brother, Nick, were placed in foster care after being found alone in the motel where they lived. “It was confusing. I was scared. We didn’t know where we were going,” Lexi shared. Nick had major health issues — made worse by years of neglect
Utah For most of my childhood, I bounced from home to home within my biological family. In the seventh grade, a teacher noticed my bruises, and child protective services visited our house for the first time. That’s when my biological family pulled me out of school. For the next four years, I was tra
Foundation committed to finding permanent homes for the more than 150,000 children waiting in North America’s foster care systems Columbus, Ohio — The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, a national non-profit public charity, today welcomed Mike Zak as a member of its board of trustees, serving a th
Public-private partnership aims to find forever families for longest-waiting youth Columbus, Ohio — The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, a national nonprofit public charity, is proud to announce an expansion of its signature program, Wendy’s Wonderful Kids®, to find permanent homes for children
“My life was a challenge from the beginning,” recalls Daisy. Daisy’s grandmother cared for her from a young age. And after she passed away, Daisy moved in and out of other family members’ homes, eventually being placed in foster care at age 15. Those difficult losses added layers of grief to the tra
Public-private partnership aims to find forever families for longest-waiting youth Columbus, Ohio — The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, a national nonprofit public charity, is proud to announce an expansion of its signature program, Wendy’s Wonderful Kids®, to find permanent homes for children
Utah Born into a family in which she suffered years of abuse, Ellie missed four years of school before being placed in foster care as a teenager. At age 19, Ellie was adopted through the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption’s Wendy’s Wonderful Kids® program. Having the support and encouragement of a
North Carolina Tonya spent six long years in foster care before she was adopted through the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption’s Wendy’s Wonderful Kids® program in North Carolina. She bravely agreed to share her story because she wants to inspire hope in other children who are still waiting to be a
