Group Wants to Expand Adoption Services in Arizona
One organization wants to help the longest waiting children in Arizona's foster-care system find their way into loving, adoptive family homes. Rita Soronen, CEO of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, said Arizona was one of the first states where they launched their Wendy's Wonderful Kids Program, a child-focused recruitment model, which Soronen noted works to help children with a higher likelihood of going through the foster care system and not being adopted. Soronen added the goal is to get enough youths adopted from the foster system, so the state can then use the savings to pay for ...