By John Bel Edwards, Governor of Louisiana Surrounded by former foster youth and other advocates, Governor Edwards (bottom, center) signs Louisiana’s law extending foster care to age 21 As governor, I have many responsibilities, but none more critical or closer to my heart than the safety and
How Wendy’s Wonderful Kids is changing lives in Louisiana By Donna Edwards, First Lady of Louisiana Over the past three years, Louisiana has been transforming our approach to foster care and adoption. In 2016, our Department of Children and Family Services launched statewide implementation of
By: Sadie Sadie and her husband, Cody, adopted their son, Latrell, through the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption’s Wendy’s Wonderful Kids program. The family lives in Louisiana and hopes to raise awareness about the importance of foster care adoption, and specifically, the critical need to f
