The significance of National Adoption Month
The importance of adoptive families and how they can receive support
During this National Adoption Month, Buckner acknowledges the high calling and sacrifices of adoptive families, and we seek to support such families...
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How to care for those experiencing maternal infant loss
How women and those who love them can support them through loss
Because women are vital to our world in many ways, it can seem that our society wants to rush women through traumatic experiences as if those critical...
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How to protect your children's mental health this Halloween
How to care for children's mental health, even on the spookiest night of the year
In the end, Halloween isn’t about candy or costumes. Halloween is about what your child will remember. Will they remember being overwhelmed, or will...
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We do not have have enough mental health workers in Texas
How the shortage of mental health workers impacts Texas communities
NAMI reports that 839,000 adults in Texas were unable to receive treatment for mental illness, primarily because of cost and location. In total,...
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Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
How Hispanic American participation in the foster care system preserves Latino values for the next generation
Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated each year from September 15 through October 15. This national observance highlights the contributions,...
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From trauma to triumph
Finding safety, healing, and a future beyond domestic violence
She prayed and cried to God about finding a safe way out. She still struggled with the generational trauma of violence against her mom and grandma and...
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A Christian's call to encouragement
How we are commanded to use our voice to build others up
This past Sunday, my pastor taught about how godliness begets godliness. When we live out our faith actively, we are inspiring those around us to do...
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Community is a gift
God put people in our lives for such a time as this. It is during these moments of struggle that we can be the arms and feet of Jesus to one another....
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Clinging to Christ
God’s word assures us of His constant presence and guidance no matter the pace of life. But how can we best hold on tight as followers of Jesus when...
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Differences between kinship care and foster care
Learn more about the various ways you can support children in need
You may have heard the terms “kinship care” or “fictive kin” before and wondered what they meant.
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Courage to wait
How practicing patience can teach us to surrender
Waiting requires courage because it means surrendering control. It takes courage to wait on God in times of plenty, when it would be easy to rely on...
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Giving dignity and joy to children in foster care
Beaumont Foundation of America supports Buckner foster families
"Many of the kids who come into our care only have the clothes they are wearing. My husband and I often have enough to get them through the [first]...
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