The Civil War
Description: Jack Williams started Wednesday's Child in 1981. Over 800 special needs children have been featured on Wednesday's Child on WBZ-TV4, in Boston, and over 75% have been placed in adoptive homes. In December 1997 Williams was honored at the White House by President Bill Clinton and the First Lady with the first Adoption 2002 Excellence Award. Williams also received a Presidential Citation from President Ronald Reagan for Wednesday's Child in June 1986 in the Rose Garden at the White House. Each week, Wednesday
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Since Jack created Wednesday’s Child in 1981 he and his wife Marci have raised millions of dollars to help special needs adoption and to support group homes who are taking care of these children. Last year again the Jack and Marci Williams Endowment for Wednesday’s Child gave grants of $350,000 to group homes and special needs agencies in New England.
40 YEARS AGO, A GREAT IDEA WAS BORN Jump to Part 2: History of Wednesday’s Child Jump to Part 3: Welcome to the real-world Jack Jump to Part 4: The awakening
In 1981, Marci and I wanted to do something to help special needs children. I had been surprised to discover how many thousands of children were in state care; given up by their families or taken away because of abuse and neglect. Most had been placed with foster families or were living in large group homes. Most remained with no permanent families until they were released on their own at age 18. I proposed we place these children on WBZ-TV during a weekly segment on our 6:00 news. At first, the idea wa
The Civil War