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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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Faith Focus: A dream 20 years in the making

When Angela Gotte was 18, she met a girl in foster care. Angela listened to her story, and her life changed. She sensed her calling.

 Twenty years...
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Friday photo: Day of prayer for foster care

On May 4, Buckner held a state-wide day of prayer for children in foster care, foster families and caseworkers. Here are photos from around Texas.
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Children in foster care need healing

Children in foster care need healing. Every time a child is abused, it leaves a scar. Every time a child is removed from their family, their home...
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When dreams come full circle

I knew I had been called to be a foster mom from the age of 18 when I met a foster child at youth camp. She will never...
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IN THE MEDIA: Former Jasper Co foster parents hope other foster, adopt children

May is National Foster Care month and we are so excited to share the stories of our wonderful foster families around the state. KSLA recently ran a...
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National Foster Care Month: Be inspired by Buckner families

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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