Adoption Stories

The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption has one mission: To dramatically increase the number of children adopted from foster care. In the U.S. and Canada there are more than 130,000 children waiting for permanent, loving homes. It only takes one person to change the life of a child.
 

Read more Foundation adoption stories here or consider donating to help us find forever families for children waiting in foster care.

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You Are Never Too Old for Family. How Adopting a Teenager Can Change a Life
"To anyone considering foster care adoption, a teenager can bring out the most love and hope a person can have in their heart." Sadie and Cody Corley, of Louisiana, adopted Latrell through the Foundation's Wendy's Wonderful Kids program. Latrell says he is now "living his best life."

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You Don’t Have to Have All the Answers to Be a Parent

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Family is a Feeling
David came to live with the Stromberg family as an emergency foster placement when he was just four weeks old. His mother had died of an overdose. In January 2016, the Strombergs adopted David.

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They Know They Have a Forever Family
“They have blessed our lives more then we could ever imagine.” In 2014, Derek and Stacy Crow, of Kansas, adopted five siblings from foster care who had been living apart for years.

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Wendy’s Wonderful Kids Recruiters Work From the Heart
The Brydges family, of Florida, adopted Dalton and Dawson from foster care with the support of Rachel Adler, a Wendy's Wonderful Kids adoption recruiter. Rachel did all she could to find the boys their forever family. "To me, family is so important," she shared. "And to know that there are kids who don't have that and might not have the chance to have that...I thought how awesome that I get to do that work."

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I Thought I’d Never Have Love: Teenager Maci Kean Finds Forever Family
"Even if I wanted to be adopted, who would adopt a 17-year-old?" Maci had come to terms with being alone. “I was scared. I was lost. I felt hopeless." That all changed when Gigi Kean asked Maci, “Would you be interested in us adopting you?”

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Never Too Old for Family
In a recent article for Adoptive Families magazine, the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption President & CEO, Rita Soronen, shares common myths and realities about adopting teens and older children.

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Our Child Is Perfect, Even When He Isn’t
Sadie and her husband, Cody, adopted their son, Latrell, through the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption’s Wendy’s Wonderful Kids program. The Corleys, who live in Louisiana, want to raise awareness about the importance of foster care adoption, and specifically, the critical need to find permanent, loving homes for teenagers in foster care.

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You Can Give the Gift of Family This Holiday Season
This holiday season, give the gift of family to help us find a permanent home and loving family for more youth, like Haylee.

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Four Siblings Are Thankful for Family This Holiday Season
Imagine watching the news and knowing instantly that the child looking back at you is the biological sibling of two children you are about to adopt.

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