The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption is committed to finding permanent homes for children waiting in foster care across the United States and Canada.

Through our Wendy’s Wonderful Kids program, the Foundation supports the hiring of adoption recruiters across the United States and Canada who serve children and youth most at risk of aging out of care without a family. We also work to remove barriers for families pursuing adoption by promoting adoption-friendly workplaces, by supporting innovative grant-making and by providing free educational resources.

With donor support, the Foundation is successfully expanding the reach of our initiatives to elevate the national conversation about the urgent need for foster care adoption and dispelling the myths and misperceptions that surround the children in care. And we are diligently advocating for policies and practices that improve the systems with which children and families are involved.