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Friday photo: Texas Rangers visit Buckner ministries in Longview

This week, the Texas Rangers winter caravan visited the Buckner Family Hope Center in Longview. Rangers players Chris Martin and Jeffery Springs along with broadcast announcer Matt Hicks were...
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Full home, full hearts

Join us in congratulating the Houghton family, which recently doubled in size when Jay and Karla adopted 3-year-old Michael and 4-year-old Gil. As their shirts say, it...
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MLK’s dream lives on through Houston youth

    Fifty-six years after Martin Luther King, Jr’s delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, the dream still lives...
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How to encourage your children to read for National Reading Day

January 23 is National Reading Day, one of numerous awareness days designated to highlight the importance of education – and since education is an integral part of...
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Buckner Names Angelina Rodriguez Director of Lubbock’s First Buckner Family Hope Center

Angelina Rodriguez has been appointed the director of Lubbock’s first Buckner Family Hope Center, which will officially open its doors to the community in March. In her...
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Construction on new Buckner Family Hope Center at Bachman Lake begins

Amid a lot of excitement and anticipation, construction began Monday on the new Buckner Family Hope Center in the Dallas community of Bachman Lake. Though the Family Hope...
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Smiles, laughter, joy drive Buckner mission team to serve hundreds of Guatemalan children

The smiles. The laughs. The pure joy.   That’s what brings a group of women back to Guatemala again and again. Serving vulnerable children through Buckner Guatemala...
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Buckner and Lifeline enter agreement for Texas foster care and adoption

Buckner Children and Family Services is entering into an agreement with Lifeline Children’s Services to provide temporary foster care for children in Texas on behalf of Lifeline. Lifeline,...
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The freedom to dance

Meet Ailyn, a 9-year-old girl with many artistic talents including dancing. Unfortunately, she lives in a rough neighborhood outside Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic where parents often can't provide for their...
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Buckner leaders among adoption experts gathered by the White House to solve foster care crisis

Buckner President/CEO Albert Reyes and Buckner Senior Director of Domestic Foster Care and Adoption Samela Macon were among a diverse group of foster care and adoption experts...
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