Finding Home: A Foster Youth Story

Directed by: Pamela Tom Released: 2021 (educational) Year of Production: 2018 Running Time: 56 min Language: English Subtitle Options: English Closed Captions Subjects: Children Youth and Family, American Studies           The remarkable story of four foster youth preparing for life outside the foster care system. Summer, 17 and transgender, yearns to be adopted. Glorianna, 19 an artist, struggles to live on her own after spending 12 years in a group home. Jaloni and Kalonji, 18-year-old twins, grew up in poverty, but become star athletes and scholars with the help of two loving adults.     SUMMER Summer is a 17-year old transgender girl who grew up in foster homes and whose primary goal is to be adopted by a family who accepts her. Summer is an eternal optimist and although she has been dealt multiple blows she has not lost her inner strength or determination. With help from Sam, her Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA), Summer navigates her gender transition, bullyi