It’s often the little things that matter most. A loving hug from a parent, laughter with a sibling or a meal shared with family that build a life. Sadly, these special moments are more elusive for children waiting to be adopted from foster care. Wendy’s is here to make those special moments a reality, and you can help.
Every donation, of any size, can make a lifetime of impact.
When you visit Wendy's, you are supporting our signature cause, the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption®.
When you visit Wendy’s, we’re able to help the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption find permanent, loving homes for more children in foster care. Whether you purchase Boo! Books™ or a Frosty® Key Tag, or simply drop your change in the coin canister or donate through our app, you are helping to change the journey for children in foster care who need our help the most.
The real champions of our adoption support program are the specialized adoption professionals, known as recruiters, who implement the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption’s Wendy’s Wonderful Kids® program. These amazing individuals work with smaller caseloads of children in foster care, ensuring they have enough time and resources to find the right home for every child. Wendy’s Wonderful Kids recruiters use a child-focused recruitment model, and it works! Children served by the program are up to 3x more likely to be adopted.
The Wendy’s Wonderful Kids program serves children and youth who have been in foster care the longest. This includes teenagers, children with special needs and siblings who are often overlooked. Nearly 90% of the children served are over the age of 14 and have spent more than three years in foster care. These are kids who we know could age out of foster care without a family if we don’t help them.
Each year, more than 20,000 teens leave foster care without a family, leaving them at a higher risk of experiencing homelessness, unemployment and other negative outcomes. Funds raised through Wendy’s in-restaurant campaigns are critical to ensure there are enough Wendy’s Wonderful Kids recruiters to find safe, permanent and loving homes for young people in foster care who are too often overlooked.
With your help, the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption has found forever families for more than 14,000 children and counting. But we’re not finished until every child waiting in foster care has a permanent, loving home. That’s what Dave would want. Thank you for your support!
When you visit Wendy’s, we’re able to help the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption find permanent, loving homes for more children in foster care. Whether you purchase Boo! Books™ or a Frosty® Key Tag, or simply drop your change in the coin canister or donate through our app, you are helping to change the journey for children in foster care who need our help the most.
The real champions of our adoption support program are the specialized adoption professionals, known as recruiters, who implement the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption’s Wendy’s Wonderful Kids® program. These amazing individuals work with smaller caseloads of children in foster care, ensuring they have enough time and resources to find the right home for every child. Wendy’s Wonderful Kids recruiters use a child-focused recruitment model, and it works! Children served by the program are up to 3x more likely to be adopted.
The Wendy’s Wonderful Kids program serves children and youth who have been in foster care the longest. This includes teenagers, children with special needs and siblings who are often overlooked. Nearly 90% of the children served are over the age of 14 and have spent more than three years in foster care. These are kids who we know could age out of foster care without a family if we don’t help them.
Each year, more than 20,000 teens leave foster care without a family, leaving them at a higher risk of experiencing homelessness, unemployment and other negative outcomes. Funds raised through Wendy’s in-restaurant campaigns are critical to ensure there are enough Wendy’s Wonderful Kids recruiters to find safe, permanent and loving homes for young people in foster care who are too often overlooked.
With your help, the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption has found forever families for more than 14,000 children and counting. But we’re not finished until every child waiting in foster care has a permanent, loving home. That’s what Dave would want. Thank you for your support!
Wendy's offers adoption benefits to its employees, including paid time off, bonding leave and financial assistance for each adopted child. And, we're not alone! Hundreds of companies are “adopting” adoption benefits because all parents deserve support and time to bond with their children. Adoption-friendly policies create loyal and happy employees.
Dave Thomas was adopted when he was just six weeks old. In 1992, he established the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption. The Foundation is Wendy's charity of choice and foster care adoption is our signature cause.
Wendy’s Wonderful Kids recruiters serve youth in foster care who are often overlooked. They don’t stop until they find each child the right home…because every child deserves the love and comfort of a family they know will always be there.
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