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Adopt-a-Staff: Thank you for making summer blessed for all
Physical exhaustion. Sweat. Blood. Emotional drainage. Missing their family. These are just the few things the Camp Buckner summer staff had experienced for 14 hard, hot summer...
After 1,006 days in foster care, 4-year-old embraces forever family through Buckner
Mary, a 4-year-old avid Peppa Pig fan, has spent most of her life in foster care before being adopted Aug. 13. Last Monday was her first day...
Get to know the need for foster parents
More than 28,000 children in foster care in Texas. Yes, it’s a staggering number. But when church, state and non-profit organizations come together ready to collaborate like...
Midland on pace for another record year in foster care and adoption
For the second consecutive year, Buckner Foster Care and Adoption is serving children in the Permian Basin at a record pace. Unprecedented numbers of families are stepping forward...
Gifts from Rebuild Texas, others help rebuild Children’s Village campus
After six months of being displaced due to Hurricane Harvey, Buckner foster families, foster children and staff have returned “home” to Buckner Children’s Village. The Rebuild Texas...
Buckner leading the way for adoption in Kenya
Pauline Njonge remembers the embarrassment her mother felt the first time Pauline visited with her own daughter, Samantha. It’s a painful memory that today has turned into...
How we can head off the next child-separation tragedy before it unfolds
In this The Dallas Morning News contributing article, Buckner President and CEO Dr. Albert Reyes shares insight on the adverse effects of separating children from their families, a...
Friday photo: Pitter-patter of little feet fill Amarillo home after adoption
The pitter-patter of little feet fills the home of Chris and Becky McCallops. And they couldn’t be happier. On June 7 in Amarillo, the couple adopted...
National Foster Care Month: You’ve taken the journey, now take action
Thank you for learning more during National Foster Care Month about the need for foster parents throughout Texas, the needs of children in the foster care system...
Open home, open hearts
It was the day Jennifer and Mace Perez had prayed for. After four years of infertility, Jennifer and Mace were holding their beautiful, newborn daughter in their...