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A broken system, a glimmer of hope

Child placing agency case managers are in this unusual position where they work hard to be supportive of children and families, but don’t have much decision-making power...
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Foster care is in our DNA

Some traits are embedded so deeply into us as individuals and as a society that our actions and reactions are nearly unavoidable. We just can’t help ourselves....
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What can I do?

EDITOR'S NOTE: The Texas foster care system has been in headlines all over the state. There has been a shortage of foster families and an increase in the...
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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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