BRAND GUIDELINES - Dave Thomas Foundation For Adoption

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE [CONTACT] [ORGANIZATION] [PHONE] [AGENCY] RECEIVES GRANT FROM THE DAVE THOMAS FOUNDATION FOR ADOPTION Exclusive funding for Wendy’s Wonderful Kids program CITY, State (Date) — [Agency] has received a grant from the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption that will bring children one step closer to finding homes. The grant is dedicated to funding a child-focused adoption recruiter for Wendy’s Wonderful Kids, a signature program of the Foundation. The Wendy’s Wonderful Kids model is simple and effective: Wendy’s restaurants, its customers and other partners raise funds for the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption. The Foundation issues grants to local adoption organizations, which hire adoption professionals and implement an aggressive child-specific recruitment program. This program is targeted exclusively at placing children in foster care, and particularly the longest waiting children, into loving, adoptive families. Recruiters must dedicate 100 percent of their workdays to the program. There are more than 107,000 children in the U.S. foster care system waiting to be adopted, including [XXX] children in [state or county].* “Each year [number] local children in foster care turn 18 and leave the child welfare system without permanent families,” said [agency director]. “Through Wendy’s Wonderful Kids, [agency] can focus dedicated time to matching the longest waiting-children in foster care with families who hope to adopt.” *U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Children’s Bureau; rev. September, 2008
Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption president and CEO Rita Soronen said the model is having a direct impact already: “Since the national launch in April of 2004, 122 recruiters throughout the U.S., the District of Columbia, and two Canadian provinces have joined Wendy’s and the Foundation to serve children waiting in foster care.” Soronen added, “As of today, more than 7,000 children have been served by the Wendy’s Wonderful Kids program. Of those children, more than 3,000 have had families identified for them, and 2,300 have been adopted or are waiting for a final court hearing as a direct result of this terrific partnership.” To learn more about the program, or to find out how to adopt from foster care, call your local Wendy’s Wonderful Kids recruiter at [local phone number] or visit wendyswonderfulkids.org. The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption is America’s only nonprofit public charity dedicated exclusively to finding permanent homes for the 115,000 children waiting in foster care. We are driven by Dave’s vision: Do what’s best for the child. In our unwavering pursuit of this goal, we award grants to adoption professionals who connect children with families, raise funds to support our awareness and advocacy programs, and offer free resources to prospective and adoptive parents. Because we depend on people like you to help us fulfill our mission, please visit davethomasfoundation.org or call 800-ASK-DTFA to find out how you can help. # # #
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