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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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A family everywhere they go: How Doug and Teresa opened their hearts and home to foster children

Doug and Theresa Lovett like to say they entered foster care through the back door. Their first placement was unconventional and without formal training, as they quite...
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10 ways you can make a difference in 2015

The New Year is here, and we’re all looking for ways to improve our lives. Why not look for ways to improve the lives of others, too?...
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Fostering through faith: One woman’s courage and compassion through loss and grief

On a warm June night, DeeAn Thompson and her elderly neighbor, N.E. Tittle, scan his pitch-black, 20-acre field with their flashlights. It's after 10 p.m., and DeeAn's...
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Lost and found: Baby Sara’s joyful return home

As a caseworker for Semillas de Esperanza, Dina Tomás logs a lot of hours the old-fashioned way: on foot. Due to incomplete files, a backlog of cases...
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