There’s nothing more powerful than a story.

We create videos of kids in foster care who are waiting to be adopted. We're proud to be the only nonprofit in the nation focused exclusively on creating high-quality, child-centered videos that significantly increase a child's chances of being adopted.

Hear from families and social workers:

  • Sarah – Adoptive Mom

    "After you visited our church, I followed your Instagram—and that’s how we found our daughter and son, Michael and Damien."

  • Chip - Adoptive Dad

    "Without the reel, we probably wouldn't have walked through this journey." 

  • Chad - Child Specific Recruiter

    "Your shoot crew was awesome. We had so much fun, and I have never seen [youth's name] smile that big in the time I have worked with him. The gifts were such a big hit also. [Youth's name] was so excited about the books and is looking forward to reading them. You guys do such fantastic work, and it is always a pleasure working with you."

  • Colleen - Child Specific Recruiter

    "The Reel Hope has been very impactful through their amazing work, sharing stories of youths in foster care system and translating it on video to share. They accommodate the video to the youths interest which gets the youths excited for their shoot! I’d recommend the Reel Hope to all recruiting workers in the adoption and foster care field!"

  • Stephanie - Director of Social Work

    "The Reel Hope Project has changed the game for recruitment in Minnesota! We have partnered with The Reel Hope Project since its inception and continue to be impressed by their high quality videos and their staff’s professionalism, integrity, and passion for the work.”

  • Kristen - Child Focused Adoption Recruiter

    "I want to share a quick summary of the amazing work you all do! The adoptive parent first saw [youth name]'s profile but wasn’t sure about it being a match. They later came across [youth name]'s video on your Facebook page and immediately reached out to me – I’m not sure if they would have had it not been for his reel causing them to do a double take!"

  • Kali - Adoption Recruiter

    "The Reel Hope Project has been very successful so far with our kids. It is a super fun day for them! I have had three kiddos have reels done and one just had hers taken off the site because we found an amazing family for her that saw the video! They travel to where the youth are located and it really is a simple process."

  • Leslie - Adoption Recruiter

    "It was absolutely fantastic to work with The Reel Hope Project. Their shoot crew is amazing with these kids and frankly just amazing people. I'm looking forward to the next time! Thank you for all that you are doing to help our kids find their forever families."

  • Dr. Sean McConnel – RPA

    “Joseph is doing very well—working at Gamestop and preparing to apply to engineering programs. We couldn’t have adopted Joe without your organization. We are eternally grateful."

  • Kelsey - Foster Mom

    "We’d put fostering on hold when our kids were young, but after you spoke at our church, it stirred our hearts again. We now have two amazing foster kids. Thank you for your ministry."

Our Focus States

At The Reel Hope Project, we make videos of kids in foster care who are waiting to be adopted, using their videos to find a forever family for every child. 

We currently serve kids across eight states; Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Nevada, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

Right Now In The United States

Right Now In The United States

Reel Impact

Reel Hope has created reels for over 600 kids nationwide.

Over 50% of Reel Hope kids have been matched with an adoptive family, and we've connected over 2,000 families to begin the foster care or adoption process.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • No, The Reel Hope Project is a nonprofit that leverages the power of story-telling to advocate for kids in foster care who are awaiting adoption. The Reel Hope Project does not approve, license, home study, or match families. 

  • We are entirely supported by the generosity of people like you! Our work is sustained by a network of individuals, businesses, foundations, and churches that believes in the power of a forever family for every child. To learn more about our partners, click here! As our mission continues to grow, we rely on increased support from new financial partners. To learn more please visit our give page or email us at info@thereelhopeproject.org.

  • Yes! We want to make a video for every waiting child that wants one and is eligible.

  • Anywhere within our active states! We always aim to film in the most convenient location for the social worker and/or the youth.  If a child is located outside of the state that serves as their legal guardian, we can travel to their state of residence. We can also film on site if youth are unable to leave their residence.

Working With Our Team

We work with county and adoption agency workers to provide a professional profile video that can be used as an adoption recruitment resource or as a memento.

Shoot Days

We coordinate directly with the youth's social work team to identify a fun, personalized shoot location within or near the youth's current city of residence. If the youth is unable to leave their current residence, we are able to film in foster homes, group homes, or residential treatment centers—always with the full knowledge and consent of foster families or staff members.