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Beaumont Foundation presents second half of $136,500 donation providing new clothes for children in foster care
On July 16 the Beaumont Foundation of America delivered the second installment of its 2019 donation totaling $136,500. Since 2007, BFA has contributed more than $1.5 million...
Dig DEEPER to cope with loss
Loss. It comes in many forms. Death of a loved one, divorce, family separation, abandonment or other forms of loss from someone important to you. Many of...
Hey Metroplex! Join Texas Rangers Nomar Mazara to collect shoes Aug. 17
Texas Rangers player Nomar Mazara is hosting a one-day shoe drive with Buckner Shoes for Orphan Souls®. The Dominican Republic-born player is teaming with Buckner International to help bring new...
Rio Grande Valley couple loses home – but not hope
Carlos Cabrera and his wife Elizabeth Gracia were doing their best to provide for their family. Carlos had a steady job as a plumber and he and...
Becoming the person she was born to be
“I grew up with parents who were drug addicts and they were there, but they weren't there emotionally and everything. When I was 12 years old, my...
Consistency, commitment key to transforming a community
When the Buckner Family Hope Center at Wynnewood in South Dallas started 20 years ago, the community was filled with drugs and crime. Parents were afraid to...
Son helps single mom find life’s purpose
The birth of a child is often one of the happiest moments in a person’s life. Yet there Brandy Simpson was in a hospital room scared beyond...
Need for foster parents grows in Midland
About 35,000 Texas children are in the state foster care system in need of caring homes. And more foster parents are needed in the Midland-Odessa area. ...
It’s summer! Let’s make it count for our children
Let the celebration commence! The last school bell of the year has rung and children have bolted out the doors for the freedom of a sweet summer. Visions...
Dallas family featured on Univision 23
A bacterial infection threatened Gabriel’s health, leaving him hospitalized for a month and unable to work. The financial stress weighed on the family, and Gabriel and his...