Kid's View

Hope’s Reel Hope Video

Saying Yes To Family

Check out what social workers and adoption recruiters have to say about working with our team!

  • Chad - Child Specific Recruiter

    "Your shoot crew was awesome. We had so much fun, and I have never seen Alex smile that big in the time I have worked with him. The gifts were such a big hit also. Alex 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 Angela’s profile but wasn’t sure about it being a match. They later came across Angela’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."

Frequently Asked Questions

  • After a participation form has been signed by the referring social worker, at least one authorized adult from the child’s team must be present for their video shoot. Leading up to the shoot, our Coordination Manager works with the referring social worker on all details to personalize a special shoot day! The videos are entirely funded by private donations – there is no cost to the social worker, county, agency or state. You’ll hear from our team within two to three weeks of the shoot with a draft of the video for review!

  • Anywhere in our focus states! We will film anywhere that is most convenient for you and/or the youth for whom we are making a reel. If a child is located in a state other than their legal guardian, we can travel to meet them out of state.

  • We follow the sharing permissions set by the referring social worker on the participation form. This means we can share the reel as broadly as you allow, across a variety of both local and national partner platforms. Alternatively, we can omit all sharing and send you a private link, only to be shown at your discretion. We also offer to send up to three optional copies on flash drives to the social work team.

  • Yes! Our goal is that every kid in our focus states would have a family – and we want to make a video for every waiting child. We say 'yes' to each referral we receive!

  • Since we are not an adoption agency, we follow the specifications set by each state and connect the social workers of inquiring families to the social work teams of waiting kids. Social worker information is not disclosed to inquiring families. Unlicensed families are provided with information on how to begin the local licensing process.

  • Fill out this form and/or contact our shoots manager at mackenzie@thereelhopeproject.org if you have any questions!

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