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Helping a child who is hurting
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month and Buckner wants to assure every child lives in a safe and nurturing home. For many foster children, however, the...
National Sibling Day: The importance of a brother and sister
Today is National Sibling Day, and if you have siblings, you know the important role they play in your life. There is not a lot about childhood that...
Friday photo: Buckner Foster Care and Adoption participates in balloon release for National Child Abuse Prevention Month
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month and several Buckner locations participated in activities to help bring awareness to the issue of child abuse. In Midland, Buckner Foster...
Lace up your running shoes … it’s time to Run for Life!
Looking for a fun Saturday morning activity for your whole family? Join us at this year’s Council for Life Run for Life 5K on Saturday, April 7,...
Full hearts: The blessing of adoption
Last Thursday was a very special day for 11-year-old Ivan and 12-year-old Jesus as they were officially adopted into the Sanchez family. Marcos and Veronica Sanchez from...
Friday Photo: Two sisters embrace forever family
Early this morning, two sweet girls, Amanda and Keira, were officially adopted by their aunt in Fort Worth! Berchia Oatis, the girls’ Buckner kinship foster care giver...
Faith drives people to be involved in foster care, adoption
James 1:27 says “Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress …” There’s...
How to become a foster parent
The process of becoming a foster parent might seem daunting-a never-ending season of procedures and paperwork-but Buckner will help you every step of the way. And when a...
Want to know more about foster care and adoption? Hit the books!
The journey of foster care is one of the most wonderful anyone will take. It can also be extremely difficult. Education is the key to understanding the...
What you need to know about foster care
To many people, the foster care system seems so complex that it can be overwhelming and difficult to know where to start on a journey to becoming...