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From grief to graduation: First Buckner Family Pathways mom in Longview earns college degree

Stephanie Fletcher’s best friend was her grandmother. She could tell the family matriarch anything and receive wise counsel. Her grandmother was always there for her. That’s why...
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The ride of their lives

Assisted living residents at Buckner Westminster Place in Longview spread their wings Friday during a special outing to the Mid America Flight Museum in Mt. Pleasant, Texas....
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Family Pathways mom: I can finally say, ‘The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.’

As I was moving to Houston four years ago, I thought I just need a job so I can provide for my family. Pregnant with my third...
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6 ways your church can get involved in foster care

Foster parents are needed desperately across the state of Texas – perhaps now more than ever. More than 400,000 children are in foster care in the United States,...
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Ware Elementary students respond to clothing need at Longview Buckner Family Hope Center

Leaders change the world. For the Ambassadors leadership team at Ware Elementary School in Longview, Texas, that begins with making life better for those in their own...
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Loving a child that might leave

I'll never forget the day it all changed for me. My greatest fear, like so many others who are considering venturing down the beautiful yet tumultuous path of foster...
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Beaumont Buckner Shoes for Orphan Souls® drive sets local record

A record number of vulnerable children will have hope and help as a result of the 88.1 KLBT Community Shoe Drive that collected nearly 2,900 pairs of...
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Faith Focus: What if we worked together?

Elephants realize how how important and difficult it is to raise their offspring. That's why they travel together in herds, working as a team to protect and...
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Friday photo: Welcome, Zaria!

Zaria is our first client at Buckner NextStep, a transitional living program for youth aging out of foster care on the Buckner campus in Dallas. Zaria entered foster...
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Seniors walk to raise awareness, spread hope for arthritis

May is National Arthritis Awareness Month, and residents at Buckner Villas are practicing the anthem “motion is lotion” as they raise awareness and funds to fight the...
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