The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption-Canada is a registered charity dedicated to finding permanent homes for the more than 30,000 children waiting in Canada’s foster care system. Created by Wendy’s® founder Dave Thomas who was adopted, the Foundation implements evidence-based, results-driven national service programs, foster care adoption awareness campaigns and innovative grantmaking.
With help from our caring donors, we are urgently working to raise public awareness and expand the reach of Wendy’s Wonderful KidsTM program. We could not do this life-changing work without you.
Dramatically increase the number of adoptions of children waiting in North America’s foster care systems.
Every child will have a permanent home and a loving family.
“These children are not someone else’s responsibility. They are our responsibility.”
Every child deserves a safe, loving and permanent family.
No child should linger in foster care or leave the system without a permanent family.
Every child is adoptable.
Meet the Foundation team working every day to advance our mission on behalf of children lingering in foster care.
We are committed to nurturing a diverse, inclusive and equitable work environment for our staff, while advocating for measurable change toward racial equity within the child welfare system.
