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Wendy's Wonderful Kids - Adoption Services | Family Programs Hawaii - Honolulu

801 S King St, Honolulu, HI 96813

Eligibility

All children, ages 0-17, who are in the permanent care of the Hawaii State Department of Human Services Child Welfare System are eligible for the Wendy’s Wonderful Kids program in Hawaii.

Hours

MON: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm TUE: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm WED: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm THU: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm FRI: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm SAT: Closed SUN: Closed

Application process

Appointment required, phone.

Fees

No fees

Service area

Oahu

Description

(Wendys Wonderful Kids - Adoption Services) Wendy’s Wonderful Kids offers proactive, child-focused recruitment of adoptive families for children who have been placed in long-term foster care. Sponsored by the Dave Thomas Foundation, this unique program provides intensive social work services to find the best adoptive home for a child by exploring all facets of the child’s family, school, and friendship circles, as well as recruiting families from the broader community. Goals: • Increase the number of foster children placed with loving, adoptive or guardianship families in Hawaii • Develop supportive and warm relationships with children waiting to be adopted/legal guardianship • Provide information and resources to prospective and adoptive/guardianship parents • Increase community awareness of foster care adoption • Streamline the adoption process • Improve the quality of life for children in the permanent care of the Hawaii • State Department of Human Services by providing a “forever” family in Hawaii

Last assured

Unknown

Providing organization

Family Programs Hawaii

Family Programs Hawaii is a 501(c)(3) social service agency dedicated to strengthening children and families who are at risk or involved in the child welfare system through high-quality prevention and support services.