Colorado When Ariana was five years old, she had to be removed from her birth mother’s house after enduring years of abuse. “I had nightmares every single day. It was just really scary for me living there,” she shared. “I thought, ‘Where am I going to live? Who is going to take care of me? How am I
Massachusetts In June 2019, we visited Massachusetts to meet with Maya and Hannah, sisters who were adopted through the Wendy’s Wonderful Kids® program. The girls bravely shared the incredible pain and neglect they experienced before adoption because they want other children to be adopted too. “I re
Program has saved Ohio taxpayers more than $64 million by moving longest-waiting children out of foster care into loving, permanent homes Nick and Lexi are among more than 1,000 children who have been adopted in Ohio through the Foundation’s Wendy’s Wonderful Kids program. Columbus, Ohio
Ohio, written by Dee My son, CJ, has always been a runner. Sadly, running used to be CJ’s way to escape. He spent almost seven years in foster care. That can be a traumatic experience for any child. Emotions run the gamut of loss, abandonment, uncertainty and lack of control. CJ also has autism and
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
Joe has eight sons — Cinsere, Creemel, Jhon, Johnathan, Kamren, Ronny, Trenton and Xavier — all who were adopted from foster care, and five of whom were adopted with the support of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption’s Wendy’s Wonderful Kids program. Thank you, Joe, for sharing your story. I gre
At the 2019 Wendy’s Wonderful Kids Summit, the Foundation recognized the following recruiters and supervisors of the year for their life-changing service on behalf of children in foster care who need our help the most. These individuals are representative of the more than 550 Wendy’s Wonderful
Columbus, Ohio — The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, a national non-profit public charity, today welcomed Eric Daly as a member of its board of trustees. Daly is vice president of the global Wendy’s® customer team at Coca-Cola®, leading a cross-functional team responsible for all aspects of the
Foundation committed to finding permanent homes for the nearly 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 Coley O’Brien as a member of its board of trustees. O’Brien, c
Washington, written by Robyn Winter was in foster care for nine years before she came home to me. The first time my daughter, Nasia, and I saw Winter, we knew that she was meant to be a part of our family. Nasia is also adopted and wanted a sister. from left: Winter, Robyn and Nasia Winter lived wit
