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15 October 2014

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Family Wanted

Family Wanted

What is adoption and foster care like in the UK today? Young Video Nation contributors share their personal experiences in these short films made for the BBC's Family Wanted campaign.

WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more		01 July 2007 ELFIE Sarah 3.02 mins Sarah came into foster care four years ago, after the death of her father. She's found that being fostered is not how she expected it to be.		WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more		01 July 2007 A NEW HOME Marvin 2.15 mins Being fostered has changed Marvin's life for the better. He does not want to leave his new family home.

WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more		01 July 2007 MOVING ON James 2.02 mins James is preparing to leave foster care and go to college to study performing arts.		WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more		01 July 2007 DIFFERENT Amy 3.49 mins Amy was adopted at the age of five. When she became a teenager, she began to wonder who she really was.

WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more		01 July 2007 FOSTER SISTER Hannah & Thomas 2.18 mins Hannah and her brother Thomas have a foster sister. They think it's a really good idea to welcome cared-for children into their home.		WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more		01 July 2007 FOSTER CARE Anthony 3.16 mins Anthony had a difficult time since he suddenly found himself in foster care.

WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more		01 July 2007 NEW BEDROOM Megan & Millie 1.24 mins Megan and Millie's parents are foster carers. They take us on a tour of the house and show us where Millie's new bedroom will be.		WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more		01 July 2007 STICK TOGETHER Jonathan 3.06 mins Life isn't always easy when your family fosters children - especially when you end up being the only boy in the house.

WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more		01 July 2007 MY LIFE Troy 1.29 mins Troy has lived with his foster carers for three and a half years. Troy would like to have permanent family.		WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more		01 July 2007 SIMON'S STORY Simon 1.40 mins Simon was three when he came to live with his foster carer, and has been with the same foster family for nearly seventeen years.

WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more		01 July 2007 DETERMINED Lamar 2.46 mins Two-year-old Lamar has been cared for by Phil and Elizabeth since he was six months old.		WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more		01 July 2007 A REAL HORSE BillySam 1.18 mins BillySam loves being outdoors, spending time with his foster family and their horses.

WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more		01 July 2007 RACHAEL'S STORY Rachael 1.17 mins Rachael spends some of her time with foster carers who help her family to care for Rachael.		WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more		01 July 2007 VICTORIA IN FOSTER CARE Victoria 2.27 mins Victoria has been in foster care for 18 months. She feels it's important for carers to listen and understand.

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