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
This is Kaidin, a sweet and funny sports fan with a passion for basketball and football, particularly when it comes to watching his favorite San Francisco 49’ers play! Kaiden finds comradery and acceptance in being part of a team and is hoping to make the high school football team when he gets settled into his new family. He also thinks that it would be fun to try his hand at boxing! Always one for an adventure, Kaiden enjoys hiking and the outdoors and would love to live near a body of water that can provide him recreational opportunities.
When he’s not out on the court or a sports field, Kaidin enjoys things like drawing to center himself and help him sort through tough emotions; learning about science; playing board games and having great big family get togethers with lots of food! This inquisitive teen also has a love of reading for fun in his spare time, with his current go-to genre being historical war based fiction by his favorite author, Alan Gratz. Traveling and experiencing new things is something that Kaidin really hopes that his adoptive family is fond of and wants to do with him. Currently, his biggest travel wish is to one day visit the country of Dubai to view its stunning architecture; eat unusual food; and maybe take part in some of the many intense water sports to be had there like Flyboarding, wakeboarding or kite-surfing!
Kaidin and his team describe the best match for him as a sporty, fun and active family with caregivers who will provide structure and expectations but are also laid-back, good listeners, patient and forgiving. A family who believes in starting each day together with a fresh start. Kaidin is open to any kind of parental make-up and relates really well to the adults in his life. In his search for just the right fit, Kaidin is willing to consider inquiries from out of state families, as well as local families here in Idaho.
With the support and stability of a committed family to guide him into his future, Kaidin is sure to go far in life and has the capability of making a real difference in the world! There’s so much to love about this incredible teen, could your family be the one for Kaidin? 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.