March 2009 Caseworker of the Month
Aura Duque
Wendy's Wonderful Kids
Miami, Florida
Aura has been an exceptional person. We met Aura by chance in an adoption meeting, where other agencies united to show pictures of children that were up for adoption. From day one she was wonderful; she has gone out of her way many times before so that we have time to spend with our little girl that we were going to adopt. I don't think we could have done this without her. She has become part of our family. We are blessed from the day we met her. As of October 29, 2008 our dreams came true, with the adoption of our little princess. We still keep in touch with Aura now and will for years to come. I believe that God sends people guardian angels, we met ours in Aura.
Elizet Villarejo
Adoptive family
Miami, Florida
“I have been in the social work field for 12 years. I started as a supervisor in a program called Healthy Families. I have worked with children and families ever since. I started working for the Charlee program in 2005. My first position with the agency was in the Placement Department. I enjoyed the fast paced atmosphere and not knowing what was going to happen from one moment to the next, especially when I was on-call. From there I moved on to become the Family Care supervisor. Eventually I was referred to the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption Wendy's Wonderful Kids program to take on the position of adoptions recruiter. I have been in this position almost 2 years and I love it! The best part or aspect of my job is when I bring the prospective adoptive families and the children together. I have 2 adopted children myself and I know the blessings that come with adoption. I am a firm believer that there is an adoptive family out there for every child. The most rewarding moment is being with the family in the judge's chambers on the day of the adoption finalization. This is the culmination of all the efforts of everyone on the adoption team and the day when a child moves from the foster care system into a forever family!” - Aura Duque
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