NOAS receives grant

Published September 5, 2007 at 9:10 a.m.
Updated September 5, 2007 at 9:16 a.m.

WARREN — Northeast Ohio Adoption Services has received a grant from the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption for $64,000. The grant is dedicated to funding a child-focused adoption recruiter for Wendy’s Wonderful Kids, a signature program for the foundation.

Cynthia S. Deal, NOAS executive director, said the organization has hired Saundra K. Panezich to be the Wendy’s Wonderful Kids Recruiter for NOAS. She works with children from Cuyahoga, Geauga, Medina, Portage and Tuscarawas counties.

For more information about the program or how to adopt from foster care, call (330) 856-5582, Ext. 131, or visit www.wendyswonderfulkids.org.