Foster Care and Adoption
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New Year, new surprises
It’s the New Year and we’re just as excited as you are. The New Year always offers the hope of something different, something new, something...
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Creating the full home they always dreamed
One couple welcomes sibling group of three with open arms
When Veronica Esquivel left home at 15, it shaped her in many ways. One of the biggest desires it placed in her heart was to help other children in...
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A giant wooden cross makes a lasting impression
Man who grew up at the Buckner Rio Grande Children's Home finds a piece of his childhood
“I wonder whatever happened to that wood cross,” mused Alan to his visiting children and grandchildren.
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Visit Camp Buckner
Experience a safe and much-needed individual or family vacation
Visiting Camp Buckner is a fun-to-do activity many children, families, student and church groups, and other organizations look forward to every year....
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Working through a crisis in love
A Christmas message from Buckner President
The season of Advent is the time of celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ and his impact on the world. We celebrate the peace and hope he brings.
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Celebrate and embrace God's gift of peace
An Advent devotion on peace
“‘This will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.’ And suddenly there appeared with the angel a...
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How to maneuver the holidays as a foster parent
Take the stress out of Christmas for you and your foster children
The holiday season can be extremely stressful and this year may be especially tense as normal holiday traditions may need to be adjusted. For a...
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How are you celebrating Giving Tuesday?
You can help children and families suffering from the pandemic
Today is Giving Tuesday – a day created to specifically celebrate giving, to counter selfishness and to promote the causes that make the world a...
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Do you have a friend or family member who is adopting or recently adopted?
Four ways to support an adoptive family
The way you support an adoptive family might look different than if they were welcoming a biological child into their family, but the need for...
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Hope as a helmet
An Advent devotion on hope
“But since we are of the day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet, the hope of salvation.” –1...
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