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How to become a foster parent: What you need to know (Part 1)

Foster care has been in the news regularly over the past several months due to a severe shortage of licensed homes. To many people, the foster care...
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Beaumont twins in foster care graduate high school, plan for future

So much of growing up has to do with finding a sense of belonging—home. Taylor and Tyler Savoy are twin brothers and they know about that.  ...
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Friday photo: Foster care panel for families at WFAA

Current Buckner foster families gathered at WFAA studios in Dallas to film a panel discussion that will be showed at future Buckner foster care and adoption information...
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Children in foster care need hope

Children in foster care often come from seemingly hopeless situations. Their familes are broken.  They have been abandoned. A foster family is their last hope. To find...
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Unwanted: A Bravelove campaign

Unplanned pregnancies happen and every person's story is different, personal and their own. As you watched the video, we hope it expanded your perspective and helped you...
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Faith Focus: Prayer for foster care needs

In honor of National Foster Care Month, we're asking the Buckner family to pray for children in the foster care system and parents who are caring for...
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National Foster Care Month video series

May is National Foster Care Month, an annual event dedicated to increasing awareness of the need for safe and loving families for children who have been removed...
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Tips for foster parents from foster care alumni

If you’re considering becoming a foster parent, you’ve probably done your homework and consulted the expert opinions of professionals, clergy, authors and other foster parents.  But perhaps...
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Children in foster care need love

Most children in foster care do not know unconditional love. They’ve never seen a loving family. They think they’re the reason they were removed.  They feel unlovable. But...
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By faith alone: Midland couple adopts siblings through foster care

Since the day they got married, George and Agatha Wall dreamed about having a large family. They both grew up in large families – Agatha has nine...
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