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Amarillo couple answers the call to help foster youth in any way they can
David and Sydney Rieff simply wanted to help. They felt a tug on their heart to support the foster care system in Amarillo, but they didn’t know where...
Accomplishing milestones: Seven Family Pathways graduates celebrated virtually
For seven women of Buckner Family Pathways at Dallas, graduation marked a major milestone for their family. Program directors, graduates, supporters and other guests joined a Zoom...
Back-to-school backpacks provide comfort at Bachman Lake
Heading back to school doesn’t look quite like we are used to, but that doesn’t mean the need for school supplies has gone away. The Buckner Family...
Seven EKG graduates celebrate virtually with Buckner Family Hope Center at Wynnewood staff
The Buckner Family Hope Center at Wynnewood celebrated their first virtual graduation for seven EKG students. All students are participants in the Level Up program at the...
Buckner Counseling Services and The Center for Integrative Counseling and Psychology provides support in the comfort of families’ homes
As the orders to stay sheltered at home and to social distance have continued for weeks, the services Buckner offers continue adapting to meet the needs of...
From serving as a volunteer to becoming a foster family
For the Everett family, it is clear that foster care was always a thread woven throughout their lives. But without God’s voice and his timing, they wouldn’t...
‘A light to keep going’
Running away from home felt like Mary Romero’s only option. When she found the Buckner Transitional Home for Women in Lima, Peru, she had the opportunity to...
Single mom found the running start she needed to change her family’s life
Juggling a chaotic home life, struggling in school and raising her then 4-year-old son, Chanique Steele prayers were answered when she found Buckner Family Pathways in Houston. On...
Family of four in six months: Single mom adopts three siblings in virtual adoption ceremony
Bethany, Jeffrey and Avery were home from the minute they came into Jessica Sosa’s home. Bethany, 5, and Jeffrey, 3, were Jessica’s first foster care placements – and...
White House calls for reform of child welfare system with new executive order
For more than 400,000 children in America’s foster care system, the executive order calling for reform of the child welfare system issued by the White House on June...