Important program update
The Family Resource and Training Center wishes to extend a heartfelt thank you to every one of you who has had such a caring heart for the youth we have served through this program for the past 10 years.
Please read the information below outlining how the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare plans to continue its diligent efforts to find permanency for all children in foster care in Idaho.
Please complete inquiries for any youth you are interested in as soon as possible so that we may process your inquiry before our website closes.
July 28, 2026
To Our Community Partners,
The Idaho Department of Health & Welfare has been proud to partner with Eastern Washington University (EWU) and other community partners to recruit adoptive families for Idaho’s children in foster care. Since Idaho’s Wednesday’s Child began over 25 years ago, the landscape of adoption from foster care has changed yet there continues to be a need for child-specific recruitment for youth most in-need of a permanent home. Over the years the department has reorganized how permanency cases are managed to address this need and to achieve timely permanency for children who cannot return home. These changes include permanency workers “teaming” earlier with family services workers and the addition of a Family Find team to help identify previously unknown relatives and connections for our youth in care. Meanwhile, advances in technology and social media have resulted in increased risks related to public profiles causing Idaho and other states to consider the long-term impact to the youth featured.
The Idaho Department of Health & Welfare is in a position to innovate practices for child-specific recruitment while demonstrating fiscal responsibility. With this in mind, the contract for Wednesday’s Child, Waiting Families and intensive recruitment services is ending effective 09/30/2026. These services will be provided through Youth Safety & Permanency team members beginning October 1, 2026. During this transition, the current website for Idaho Wednesday’s Child will be unavailable while an updated website is created for both our waiting children and waiting families. Idaho will continue to use the AdoptUSKids website during the transition to ensure ongoing efforts to achieve permanency for waiting children.
Thank you for your continued support and advocacy on behalf of Idaho’s children.
Thank you,
Jean M. Fisher
Lovable and endearing are the first impressions you will have about Adrian after spending just a short amount of time with this sweet, funny boy. Watching Adrian’s joyful excitement over even the smallest things in life and simply being in the presence of his contagious smiles and laughter will brighten anyone’s day!
Adrian has a cognitive disability that requires his caregivers to assist him in meeting most of his daily needs. He loves parks and going on long walks around the neighborhood and is a curious boy who wants to figure out how everything around him works. He attends school full time and especially loves riding the school bus! Adrian is good with animals and likes to pet the dogs in his foster home. Some of his other favorite things include watching Moana, Cocomelon and live sports; being read to; playing with balls; camping; playing in the water and watching the fireworks on the 4th of July. He’s a great eater and is especially fond of popcorn when it’s snack time. Adrian is primarily non-verbal but is making progress with his speech. Even though he cannot always easily communicate his needs, Adrian continues to tackle life with a great disposition, wonder and enthusiasm!
Adrian thrives in settings that are calm, structured and predictable to him and he needs help from his caregivers to stay safe within his environment. He puts trust in his caregivers and loves to reward them for their commitment to him with smiles, hugs and soft face touches. Adrian’s Permanency Team is searching for either a single or two-parent adoptive family that possess the time and energy to be dedicated and devoted to caring for and loving Adrian unconditionally and to supporting opportunities for him to continue to grow, thrive and build new skills toward becoming all he is capable of being.
Adrian's team would ideally love to find an adoptive family for Adrian in the Ada or Canyon County areas of Southern Idaho in order for him maintain connection with his current foster family who has been a part of this sweet boy’ life for many years, however they are open to inquiries outside of the area as well in an effort to find the perfect fit for Adrian. If you believe that you have what Adrian needs in a Forever Family, we would love to hear from you. Follow the steps below!
The Idaho Wednesday's Child Program prioritizes the safety and security of children, above all else. In an effort to protect the safety of the youth we serve, our process requires families to possess a current, approved adoption home study. Only families with a current home study can view youth's full profiles with videos and photos and submit inquiries, on the Secure Gallery Page.