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IN THE MEDIA: Celebrating National Foster Care Month
USA (MNN) — May is National Foster Care Month. Being a foster parent is a special calling. It’s a job that often requires the strength of Hercules,...
LUBBOCK: National Foster Care Month
LUBBOCK, TX -- May is National Foster Care Month. Right now in Texas, more than 30,000 children are in the foster care system; 10,000 of them are...
Buckner places record number of children into care
By John Hall DALLAS – Buckner International placed a record number of children into loving homes in 2014. (more…)
Rio Grande Children’s Home: A growing family
Former children's home resident now serves children as activities director Growing up, Rogelio Salazar understood struggle. His family was impoverished, and his mother was stretched to her...
Foster care teen looks to become first in her family to go to college
It’s easy to take for granted the role family plays in our lives, especially throughout childhood and adolescence. But Midland High School senior Vzysha Bell knows just...
Helper of the fatherless
By Lindsay Roberts “But you God, see the trouble of the afflicted; you consider their grief and take it in hand. The victims commit themselves to you;...
Alone no more: Samrawit’s story in Ethiopia
Samrawit fidgets like the teenager she is when she meets strangers. It’s easy to assume nerves are getting the best of her, but that’s not the case...
Upcoming foster care and adoption meetings
If you've ever wondered whether foster care or adoption was right for you, consider joining us in the coming weeks at one of our Buckner Foster Care...
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Lubbock family sacrifices for foster kids
Foster care has become a family legacy for the Conner family in Lubbock, Texas. Rickey Sr. and Hishia Conner have been full-time foster group home parents on...
Buckner adoptive family featured in the Odessa American
Two Odessa, Texas, girls officially became a part of their forever family through Buckner on Monday. The Odessa American reports: The two girls, 5-year-old Livy and 3-year-old...