22-Year-Old Daisy Gains a Forever Family in Florida’s 100th Virtual Adoption

Posted on July 8, 2020

“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

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A Message from Rita Soronen About the COVID-19 Crisis

Posted on March 19, 2020

Dear Friends, The last few weeks have been incredibly uncertain, as the world navigates the most serious global health crisis we have faced in our lifetime, the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Schools are closed, non-essential workers are staying home and social distancing has become essential. We

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Finding Forever Families for Teens in Utah, like Ellie

Posted on March 6, 2020

Ellie entered foster care at age 16 after suffering years of physical and emotional abuse. In 2018, she was adopted through the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption’s Wendy’s Wonderful Kids program. FOX 13 Utah and reporter, Sydney Glenn, shared her story. During the 2019 fiscal year, the

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Thank you, Bill Perkins

Posted on February 28, 2020

To date, the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption has found forever families for more than 9,000 children in foster care across the United States. The generosity of supporters, like Bill Perkins, make it possible to expand our Wendy’s Wonderful Kids® program to serve more children who need our help t

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Leigh Burnside Joins Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption Board of Trustees

Posted on February 26, 2020

Foundation committed to finding permanent homes for the more than 155,000 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 Leigh Burnside, Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Ac

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Pamela Farber Joins Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption Board of Trustees

Posted on February 24, 2020

Foundation committed to finding permanent homes for the more than 155,000 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 Pamela Farber as a member of its board of trustees, serving

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Sean Niklas Joins Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption Board of Trustees

Posted on February 20, 2020

Foundation committed to finding permanent homes for the more than 155,000 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 Sean Niklas as a member of its board of trustees, serving a

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Julie Bieszczat Joins Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption Board of Trustees

Posted on February 18, 2020

Foundation committed to finding permanent homes for the more than 155,000 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 Julie Bieszczat as a member of its board of trustees, servi

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