Interviewed, a young woman, now of full age, recalls what she went through with her foster family: "...I wanted to know the feelings they had experienced and why they had taken me with their family...".
Report in the North of France, in a children’s village SOS. Children of the same family, orphans, are placed in a house in the village, a woman raises them as her own children. Testimony of this woman who explains her situation.
Mireille est famille d'accueil. Quand des enfants lui sont confiés, elle ne sait jamais pour combien de temps. Elle en a accueilli 43 au total. Elle garde le contact avec ses anciens protégés qui continuent de lui écrire chaque année. "On fait le maximum pour qu'ils soient heureux. On fait tout notre possible." dit-elle en embrassant Antoine, le dernier bébé confié à ses soins.
In Bièrre in Morvan, it is a long-standing tradition to welcome in families, children from the Public Assistance. Interviewed, the mayor of the village recalls the origin of this tradition: "At the beginning, I believe, 50 years ago for example, it was a supplement for our Morvandelles families, a financial supplement".
Interviewed, Guy GILBERT, priest educator, returns on the importance of host families: "...the host family has this extraordinary power, through the filiation of love, to return the love that the child seeks everywhere...".
Interviewed, Ms. FORESTIER, gives the reasons why she collected and raised fifteen children from the Public Assistance: "...because at that moment, first of all, there were many, many, many, even then they were taken in the hope of keeping them as servants...".