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Buckner feeding program gives hope to Estrella

About 22,000 children die each day from poverty, usually from the effects of malnutrition. One of the hardest-hit areas for hunger is Mexico.Estrella is the oldest of...
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National Adoption Day Unites Families Forever

DALLAS, Texas – There was cheerful chatter on the fourth floor of the Family Law Center in Fort Worth, Texas Friday Nov. 16 as children anxiously fidgeted...
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Dallas Mavericks deliver Thanksgiving turkeys to Buckner families

DALLAS – About 300 families lined the parking lot of Buckner Children’s Home on Sunday, Nov. 18 as Dallas Mavericks players O.J. Mayo, Dahntay Jones, Jae Crowder,...
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Reyes Receives Latino Leaders ‘Maestro Award for Community Service’

DALLAS – Buckner President and CEO Dr. Albert L. Reyes received the prestigious Maestro Award for Community Service from Latino Leaders magazine at the Hilton Hotel in...
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Former Buckner President/CEO Moves to Baylor University as Senior Vice President

Dr. Kenneth Hall

DALLAS – Baylor University President Ken Starr announced Oct. 29 that Dr. Kenneth L. Hall, president emeritus and former president and...
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Intergenerational Partnership Leads to New Friendships

Senior Mentors Help College StudentsLONGVIEW, Texas -- It is amazing to see what happens when you put a woman in her 90s in a room with a...
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It’s Time to Apply for Project GO! 2013

Mission Network News featured a great story on their website yesterday about Project GO!, our summer program for college students who want to serve orphans, vulnerable children...
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‘Part of Us’ – A foster-to-adopt story

After ‘rookie’ start, foster parents Rene and Donna Carrasco now naturalsBy Russ Dilday“Most of the kids we’ve had, the parents have either given up on them –...
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5 Ways to Support Foster Families and Kids During the Holidays

Holidays can be both a wonderful and challenging time for foster and adoptive families. Between parties, events, family visits and activities, kids in foster care can easily...
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First Person Perspective: Out of Grief into Gladness

By Holly Garcia"Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance have its perfect...
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