This #NationalFosterCareDay, the team at Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption is wearing blue to show support for youth in foster care and to raise awareness about the urgent need for #FosterCareAdoption. Reply 💙 if you believe that every child deserves a permanent home and a loving family!
Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption
Non-profit Organizations
Dublin, OH 7,067 followers
Forever Families for Children in Foster Care
About us
The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption is a national, nonprofit public charity dedicated to dramatically increasing the number of adoptions of children waiting in North America's foster care systems. Created by Wendy’s® founder Dave Thomas, who was adopted, the Foundation implements evidence-based, results-driven national service programs and builds awareness around the growing need and importance of foster care adoption in various ways. We also develop resources for employers and families to support the adoption journey. Through our signature program, Wendy’s Wonderful Kids, the Foundation provides grants to adoption agencies to hire and train recruiters in our child-focused recruitment model to find loving, permanent homes for children in foster care. This model is up to three times more effective at serving children who have been in foster care the longest, including older youth, siblings and children with special needs. The Foundation offers a free library of resources to help families navigate the adoption journey, such as Finding Forever Families: A Step-by-Step Guide to Adoption and Strengthen Your Forever Family: A Step-by-Step Guide to Post-Adoption. The Foundation also works to build awareness around the growing need and importance of adoption from foster care through public service announcements, social media campaigns, articles, events, sponsorships and more.
- Website
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https://www.davethomasfoundation.org/
External link for Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Dublin, OH
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1992
- Specialties
- Wendy's Wonderful Kids and Adoption-Friendly Workplace
Locations
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Primary
4900 Tuttle Crossing Blvd.
Dublin, OH 43016, US
Employees at Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption
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Michael Welch OBE FRSE
President CEO @ Tirebuyer.com & Treadsy.com | Founder of Blackcircles.com | Board Advisor & Trustee for The Kings Trust US & The Dave Thomas…
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Dean Bring
VP, Development at Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption
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Rita Soronen
President & CEO, Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption
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Mary Ellen Smalley
Sr. Level Strategic Communications and Public Relations Professional
Updates
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This summer, the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption launched its newest public service announcement campaign. These PSAs feature the perspective of the adoption recruiters working day in and day out to find forever families for the children lingering in foster care. Because the Foundation and its network of adoption recruiters believe that every child deserves a family. Let us know if you see or hear one of the PSAs on your local TV or radio stations.
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Have you heard? The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption is making headlines 📰 This year, we encouraged social change through inclusive #EmployeeBenefits, raised awareness of the urgent need for #FosterCareAdoption and more. Read the latest: https://lnkd.in/gXv9mWcP
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Congratulations, American Express, for being a 2024 Best Adoption-Friendly Workplace 👏 Organizations like American Express are leading the way in making #Adoption and #FosterCare a supported option for every working parent. Survey scores are based on financial reimbursement, paid leave and employee eligibility. See the full list: https://lnkd.in/gsNwVqbV
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We are grateful for everyone who contributed to the success of last month’s Crooked Can Carnival benefiting the Foundation’s mission! #ThankYou to CROOKED CAN BREWING COMPANY, LLC, event sponsors and all who attended. Your incredible support allows us to keep serving the longest-waiting children in #FosterCare ❤️
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More than 30 years ago, our founder, Dave Thomas, made the commitment to help find loving, safe and permanent homes for the longest-waiting children in #FosterCare. We are honored to carry on his legacy. Happy Birthday, Mr. Thomas! ❤️
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Every day, more than 50 young people age out of #FosterCare. With nowhere to turn for support, these youth are at a high risk of negative outcomes, such as homelessness and unemployment. Last month, staff from the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption gathered to pack Fresh Start Kits for Caring for Kids, Inc. These kits are filled with household supplies that help ease the transition to adulthood for youth who age out of care. Thank you to our staff who donated items and their time to make a difference ❤️
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We believe that permanency is life-changing for children waiting in #FosterCare.
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“Legal permanency is forever. That child will actually have a family forever because they deserve it.” Hear from Wendy’s Wonderful Kids recruiters as they share the importance of legal permanency. Drop a 💙 in the comments if you believe in the importance of a #PermanentFamily for every child waiting in #FosterCare.
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Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption reposted this
Yesterday, Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption board chair, Rob Geen, testified on Capitol Hill at the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means on Title IV-B reauthorization. His expertise in policy and child welfare financing added significant value to the "Strengthening Child Welfare and Protecting America's Children" hearing. To read more about the session, click here: https://lnkd.in/dPGN5neG