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Young girl finds safety, loving home through kinship care
Jeaneau Snell is the first to admit that not long ago, she had no idea how many children are in need of safe and loving homes. But...
Time to man up
Dequante “DQ” Thomas couldn’t have imagined as a single, 27-year-old man, he’d know all the words to “Let It Go” from Disney’s Frozen. But when his 4-year-old...
How to use your skills to make a difference in the lives of foster children
The truth is, not everyone is called to be a foster parent, but we’re all called to help. Here’s some of the top ways you can help...
Friday photo: Welcome, Zaria!
Zaria is our first client at Buckner NextStep, a transitional living program for youth aging out of foster care on the Buckner campus in Dallas. Zaria entered foster...
Debunking 7 myths about foster care
There’s a lot of misinformation about foster care floating around that makes it seem scary and undoable for a lot of people. But the truth is, foster...
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 March. The increase is...
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 adults. Community...
What if you could help a child in need get to school?
#RUNforSHOES starts this Friday, and we need your help to reach our goal of providing the black shoes children in two elementary schools in Santo Domingo, Dominican...
Run for shoes. Run for education.
Karen is a bright 14-year-old who lives in the Eduardo Brito community in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Many of the families who live in this community live...