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WELCOME to the Dave Thomas Foundation For Adoption!

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Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption is a nonprofit public charity dedicated to dramatically increasing the adoptions of the more than 150,000 children in North America's foster care systems waiting to be adopted. Created by Wendy's founder, Dave Thomas, who was adopted as a child, the Foundation leads signature national service programs and works to streamline the adoption process and make adoption more affordable for families. As the only foundation dedicated exclusively to foster care adoption, we are driven by Dave's simple value: Do what's best for the child. Read more...

Adoption-Friendly Workplace Wendy's Wonderful Kids

Considering Adoption?

Today in America, 129,000 children wait in foster care for a safe, loving and permanent home. In Canada, 30,000 children wait. You can help by learning about foster care adoption and taking the next best step, ordering a

A Beginner's Guide to Adoption

Our signature adoption resource. "A Child is Waiting: A Beginner's Guide to Adoption", will help you learn more about the adoption process. Available in Spanish-language and Canadian versions.

Got Questions? Give us a call:
1.800.ASK.DTFA (1.800.275.3832)

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	Announcing the Nation's Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces The Foundation recognizes employers with the best adoption benefits in America with its list of this year's top 100. >>
	Adoption Agencies We help adoption agencies find permanent, loving homes for children through grantmaking and free education and awareness materials. >>
	Adoption Attitudes Survey We are pleased to announce the release of the National Foster Care Adoption Attitudes Survey, a landmark survey conducted by Harris Interactive and commissioned by Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption. Learn what Americans believe about foster care adoption. >>

	ABOUT THE FOUNDATION
Vision	Every child will have a permanent home and a loving family.
Mission	Dramatically increase the number of adoptions of waiting children in North America.
Core Organizational Values	The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption exists to be an agent of change in the lives of children in North America waiting to be adopted >>

WELCOME to the Dave Thomas Foundation For Adoption!

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Announcing the Nation's Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces

Adoption Agencies

Adoption Attitudes Survey

ABOUT THE FOUNDATION