Foster Care and Adoption
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Countdown to camp
“When is camp? When’s camp? Is it time for camp yet?”
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Faith Focus: Sitting on the precipice of something new
In an office near the front of the Buckner Children and Family Services campus in Longview, Texas, Buckner Family Coach Courtney Barr visits with a...
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Friday photo: Midland celebrates three families adopting last week
Last week, Buckner International celebrated with three families in Midland as they finalized the adoptions of four children. Smiles and joy filled the...
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A life-changing call
Rena Nichols lived in the Longview, Texas, area her whole life, raising three children and tirelessly providing for them as a carhop, hotel...
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If you have not volunteered to serve children and families in need, here’s what you’re missing
Many of us want to volunteer to help someone else but many times we don’t know how or where to start. Soon, our motivation dwindles and we settle...
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Happy Father's Day!
Involved fathers are key to building strong families. That’s why many Buckner Family Hope Centers have specific ministries where fathers gather to...
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Fathers: The key to strengthening families quickly
Social workers are trying to find it. Researchers are looking for it. Individuals desperately search for it. Lawmakers even try to legislate it.
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How to use your skills to make a difference in the lives of foster children
The truth is, not everyone is called to be a foster parent, but we’re all called to help. Here’s some of the top ways you can help vulnerable...
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6 ways your church can get involved in foster care
Foster parents are needed desperately across the state of Texas – perhaps now more than ever. More than 400,000 children are in foster care in the...
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Loving a child that might leave
I'll never forget the day it all changed for me. My greatest fear, like so many others who are considering venturing down the beautiful yet tumultuous...
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