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Established roots prepare Buckner Kenya for stronger future
Reflections from Dr. Albert Reyes, President and CEO, Buckner International “Nina furaha na neema kubwa kushiriki na nyinyi hii sherehe ya miaka ishirini na tano ya Buckner...
Buckner Family Pathways program celebrates Spring 2026 graduates
Women who hold a bachelor's degree tend to make $19,000 more than those with an associate degree. Buckner wants to empower single moms to break the cycle...
Finding Buckner again
Family strengthening builds hopes and dreams Chasity Nichols knew Buckner as a child but never expected her life would head in a new direction when she found...
Twenty-Five Years of Hope: Celebrating Buckner Kenya
When Cynthia Barasa lost both of her parents, her world grew painfully small. As the youngest of six children, she watched opportunities slip away one by one....
Strengthening dads is strengthening families
Fatherhood is one of God’s most powerful callings and also one of the most challenging. They won’t say it, but many dads who provide, protect, and guide...
How foster care can change the trajectory of a child’s life
In 2025, there were approximately 27,000 children in and out of the foster care system in Texas. Every child has a story, and every child deserves to...
Children’s Mental Health: How safe, healthy adults can help prevent and heal trauma
Globally, one in seven children ages 10-19 experiences a mental disorder, accounting for 15% of the global burden of disease within that age group. As conversations surrounding...
The profound EFFECT of fatherhood on families
A quiet transformation is happening in homes across Longview and Beaumont. You won’t see it on the news or hear it shouted from the mountaintops, but fathers are reading bedtime stories. Dads are...
10 years of fostering love
Dee J and Kayla Preston continue to say “yes” to children who need loving homes, even if just for a season. Most recently, the couple, who lives near Amarillo, opened their home to fostering two infants, the 25th and 26th children...
How Texas Child-Centered Care (T3C) will impact foster families in Texas
Texas Child-Centered Care, otherwise known as T3C, is a placement system under the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services that allows for assessments of children entering...