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Number of children sleeping in CPS offices spiked in March
Last week, The Dallas Morning News reported that the number of children sleeping in Texas Child Protective Services' offices doubled in the month of...

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Friday photo: Forever family
The Wright family is celebrating this week as they adopted little Jonah. Jonah came to the Wright's home when he was just an infant. Married almost 18...

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Buckner Family Pathways: A road to a better life
Tiara Johnson was going to go to college. Nothing was going to stop her – not the long hours, not having to balance a full-time job with a heavy...

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Thank you for helping Guatemalan children go to school
In the whirlwind of humanitarian aid, it usually feels like we’re moving from one crisis to another. Sometimes the need seems so dire, and we race...

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Friday photo: Families are never alone
At Buckner Family Pathways, families are never alone. At Family Pathways, families build lasting relationships not only with each other but with...

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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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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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Faith Focus: Looking for something more
Tiara was living in a small Texas town and pregnant at 18. Given her situation, she quickly realized her ability to support her daughter would be...

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Give shoes. Send a child to school.
Research has shown time and again that education changes lives. It’s one of the keys for families trying to pull themselves out of poverty. School...

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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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