The evaluation failed to find evidence that family finding improves the outcomes of older youth at risk of emancipation from foster care.

This article describes the randomized controlled trial evaluation of the Wendy's Wonderful Kids (WWK) adoption recruitment program. Based on data describing 956 children served by 21 agencies in 18 states, children served by WWK are found to be 1.7 times more likely to be adopted than children in the control group. Impacts were larger among older children, and children with psychological disorders, than other children. Implications for child welfare agencies and administrators are discussed.