Foster Care and Adoption
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Faith Focus: God's lessons are written on our hearts
Ana* is 9 years old and will soon be adopted by her foster parents. During one of our recent home visits, Ana told me how much she was enjoying her...
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How to be a voice for the vulnerable in your church: What we can learn from the CIA
In the 1990s, CIA Analyst Carmen Medina saw a gap in the information flow from the field to American intelligence agencies. Put simply, the flow was...
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'I will always remember you': A foster care case manager's story
Ana* is 9 years old and will soon be adopted by her foster parents. During one of our recent home visits, Ana told me how much she was enjoying her...
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Non-Conformists: Changing the world one family at a time
Nearly five years after his death, Steve Jobs is largely still considered by many to be the greatest visionary and innovator of his generation. He...
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Rays of joy
It was a sweltering 99 degrees, unusually warm for Dallas in late September. There wasn’t a single cloud in the sky and rays of sunlight covered the...
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Aramark employees give cooking demonstration, revitalize Buckner campus on special volunteer day
Over 150 volunteers from Aramark came to Buckner Children’s Campus on Sept. 20 to host a cooking class, paint murals in various locations, spruce up...
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Foster mom trades single life for a higher calling
From outward appearance, Christy Haston is a typical, single 30-something woman. An assistant principal at a North Dallas elementary school, Christy...
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In midst of foster care crisis, TDFPS asks faith communities to respond
With a growing number of children in foster care and an urgent need for foster families in Texas, the Texas Department of Family and Protective...
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Instant family: Southeast Texas couple through adoption, foster care
Walking into the Johnson home in Evadale, Texas – a quiet, sleepy town 25 miles outside of Beaumont – all is calm. For about a second.
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What to expect from your foster care or adoption home study
We hear so many different things from our families when they are in the licensing process about the dreaded home study. Many of our families think...
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