Forever Families: How to host a filming shoot for KVUE [Video]

Small local businesses are always needed to make these weekly shoots possible.

AUSTIN, Texas — Every week, KVUE’s Hannah Rucker interviews a different child in Texas foster care in the hopes of spreading awareness and potentially getting that child adopted.

Filming shoots for the weekly Forever Families segments happen every Tuesday morning at 10 a.m., and small businesses are always needed to help host the shoots.

“I think we’re so lucky here in Austin because there’s so many locally-owned small businesses who are willing to help out,” Sarah Murry with the nonprofit Partnerships for Children said. “Because every week, we are coordinating with DFPS [the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services] and caseworkers and placements to try to figure out what the kid likes and what they enjoy.”

Murry said it’s also a time for the child to get out and enjoy an activity so they can try to relax ahead of their interview.

“Because they’re coming on TV and saying, ‘I …