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IN THE MEDIA: ET Football: Special day in many ways for New Diana’s Palmer
In honor of National Adoption Month, the Longview News-Journal featured a story on Buckner adoptee Toby Palmer, also a senior captain of New Diana's varsity football team....
Three things I wish I knew about foster care and adoption
Foster care and adoption advocate and author Pam Parish, who is the mother of seven young adult women and has navigated the road to adoption six times,...
National Adoption Month: Celebrate with Buckner
November is National Adoption Month, 30 days dedicated to creating awareness about adoption. With more than 6,500 adolescents in Texas legally available for adoption, we pray that...
‘Just like you’: East Texas teen tells story of adoption
If you ever wonder what it’s like to be an adopted kid, don’t wonder too hard. We aren’t much different than you. We have our extreme highs...
Adopted into God’s family
“The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship....
Friday photo: Permanency
"I think the biggest change for me (since being adopted) is that I can go to sleep at night and know that I’m waking up in the...
Wanted: Parents willing to get too attached
One of the biggest obstacles couples face in the decision to become foster parents is the thought of having to say goodbye to a child they've fallen...
BEAUMONT: Back to school bash at Buckner
On Thursday, Aug. 20, the folks at Buckner Children’s Village threw one last hoorah before school resumes. “Our annual Back to School Bash is a chance for...
Overcoming hurdles: Foster youth uses past experiences to support the foster care community
Courtney Greer is determined. She’s responsible, mature and hardworking – characteristics not often found in a 19-year-old, but after spending eight years in the foster care system,...
A place to call home
Plastic dishes neatly in the kitchen counter’s drying rack. Paw-shaped mud stains on the concrete driveway. Disney Channel from the corner television. For many people, this is...