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Buckner International Develops Foster Care Programs Worldwide

By Analiz G. SchremmerBuckner InternationalDALLAS – Buckner International has been providing homes for orphans and vulnerable children in the United States since its inception in 1879. But...
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Volunteers Still Needed to Deliver Shoes this Spring Break

By Lauren HollonBuckner InternationalDALLAS – A Shoes for Orphan Souls mission trip to Guatemala is in danger of being cancelled if more people don’t sign up within...
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String Players Serenade Shoppers for Shoes

By Lauren HollonBuckner InternationalGRAPEVINE, Texas – Twenty-six students from kindergarten through 12th grade spent their Christmas break serenading shoppers with violins, violas and guitars during a fundraiser...
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Finding Tess

In the blue of the pool, between waves and the tiled bottom, I’ve lost her. My daughter’s missing in the chaos of churning chlorine. Arms, legs, heads...
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Haiti Update: One Year Later

[caption id="attachment_3362" align="alignnone" width="495" caption="Gladys Thomas, right, embraces a relief worker in the days following the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. One year after the storm, Haiti continues...
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Top 10 Ways to Do Something in 2011

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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Buckner Romania Becomes Independent NGO

Twelve years after it established an NGO (Non-Govermental Organization) in Romania to help that country’s overburdened orphanage system, Buckner International announced Jan. 1 that it is endingfinancial...
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Cowboys Linebacker Keith Brooking Hosts Party for Buckner Foster Children

DALLAS - Dallas Cowboys Linebacker Keith Brooking hosted a party for Buckner foster families on Dec. 10 at the Buckner Children’s Home campus. The children are participants...
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Buckner, Baylor Collaborate to Provide Crisis Pregnancy Services

DALLAS – Buckner International, the 131-year-old Christian social services organization, and Baylor University Medical Center signed a collaborative agreement Dec. 8 to provide crisis pregnancy counseling services...
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