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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...
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...
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...
Growing in generosity and compassion: The blessing of reunification
I first became acquainted with my new foster son’s mother through a box handed to me by a caseworker not long after he was placed in our...
City of Houston declares ‘Buckner International Day’
The City Council of the City of Houston and Mayor Sylvester Turner (center, gray suit) have officially proclaimed May 9 to be “Buckner International Day.” The mayor presented...
Grappling with loss in foster care
“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” Psalm 34:18 It’s been said many times there is no adoption without...
Faith Focus: Small great things
More than 400,000 children live in foster homes in the United States, including over 31,000 Texas children. Many of these children have been removed from their homes...
Friday photo: Happy Mother’s Day
Moms are priceless, and here at Buckner International, we appreciate and value all the mothers who care for children at their most vulnerable — from Family Pathways...
What it’s like working with my grandma
Darby Askew is the Independent Living Marketing Director at Parkway Place in Houston. In honor of Mother’s Day, she’s sharing about the special relationship she has with...
City of Houston proclaims May 9 ‘Buckner International Day’
During its meeting May 9, the City Council of the City of Houston and Mayor Sylvester Turner (center, in gray suit) proclaimed the day “Buckner International Day”...