Foster Care and Adoption
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Joy fills Midland courthouse as 10 children are adopted
Throughout the hallways in a Midland, Texas, courthouse, two little girls danced with their new siblings. Last month, Emerson and Regan were adopted...
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Buckner offers sneak peak at new program for young women aging out of foster care
Buckner International offered Dallas a sneak peak April 10 at its newest program designed to help young women aging out of foster care succeed as...
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Faith Focus: ‘The pleasing aroma of Christ’
When Vivi first came to her Buckner foster home, she was frightened to be away from her foster mother, Robin. Her foster mother meant comfort, safety...
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Seeds of faith – Rebecca Barker Trent
Rhonda Horton and Rachel Haas grew up listening to their mother tell them about their great-grandmother, Rebecca Barker Trent, who grew up at Buckner...
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The biblical call to become a foster parent
The most commonly quoted Bible verse regarding foster care and adoption is James 1:27: "Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is...
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Friday photo: Ozi's forever family
Patty Buie of Rockwall, Texas, is no stranger to the challenges of being a single parent, but she and her son Brady knew they had room in their hearts...
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Just like you
In Texas, 31,000 children will go to bed in a foster home tonight. Children with hopes and dreams. Children who want to be loved. Children who want...
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East Texas high school athletes collect backpacks, stuffed animals for Buckner foster children
When children are removed from their home due to neglect or abuse, it often happens quickly. As a result, children many times leave most of their...
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Volunteers change lives through Buckner International
Volunteers have always been at the heart of Buckner International’s efforts to protect children, strengthen families and serve seniors, and you...
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Change a life: Volunteer at Buckner Family Camp
Throughout the year Buckner foster parents pour themselves into the lives of children. They give their time, energy and resources to minister to...
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