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Lufkin foster family finds joy and support through virtual certification

Stephanie and Jerrod Hudspeth always dreamed of a big family but after having their first daughter, they were unsuccessful in conceiving.  After considering options, they decided that...
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Measuring Up

As a child, my favorite task to do in the kitchen was to measure ingredients. I would carefully open the lowest drawer in the kitchen and find...
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Michael McDowell, an adopted dad’s path to Daytona 500 victory

During National Adoption Month in 2019, Buckner had the opportunity to take some families to Texas Motor Speedway to meet driver Michael McDowell of Front Row Motorsports....
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Celebrating Valentine’s Day with your children

Oftentimes, Valentine’s Day is associated with couples. But the love you have for your family and friends should be celebrated as well. Whether you bake some yummy...
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Texas foster children will receive new clothing from Beaumont Foundation donation

The Beaumont Foundation of America gifted $54,150 to Buckner Children and Family Services, half of its pledged $108,300 donation for the year. The donation will be used to...
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Changing lives through foster care

This blog was written by Dustin Hahn, from Midland, Texas, describing his family’s experience fostering children who were reunited with their parents.  When my wife, Kara, and...
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2020: It was the best of times and it was the worst of times

"It was the best of times. It was the worst of times." I remember hearing those words from Charles Dickens when I was in school. It sounded...
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A promised land

Martin Luther King, Jr. would have turned 92 Friday, January 15 had his magnificent life not been cut short by an assassin’s bullet. And while the events...
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Available now: The new Buckner app

The New Year always offers the hope of something different, something new, something good.  And we have a surprise for you.  We recently launched a new app...
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New Year, new surprises

It’s the New Year and we’re just as excited as you are. The New Year always offers the hope of something different, something new, something good.  And...
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