Foster Care and Adoption
Giving dignity and joy to children in foster care
Beaumont Foundation of America supports Buckner foster families
"Many of the kids who come into our care only have the clothes they are wearing. My husband and I often have enough to get them through the [first]...
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A decade of service
Celebrating Aramark's Global Day of Service at the Buckner Dallas campus
Aramark celebrated their Global Day of Service, Aramark Building Community Day, at the Buckner Children and Family Services campus in Dallas earlier...
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Compassion in action
Celebrating National Social Work Month
In the heart of every social worker, there's a well of compassion that fuels their drive to change lives. At Buckner International, this compassion...
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Maternity counseling is designed to walk alongside birth mothers
Acknowledging loss, grief, and trauma
This is the third post in our series for National Adoption Month. We have looked at the myths of open adoption and how to create compassion for birth...
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Supporting birth moms and the trauma experienced during and after adoption
Open adoption helps heal trauma for child and birth mothers
In our podcast interview series for National Adoption Month, we’re taking time to highlight birth parents. Our first blog post covered...
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Changing the narrative around birth mothers in the adoption triad
National Adoption Month 2024
November is National Adoption Month and we want to highlight one area of the adoption triad that does not get a lot of attention — birth parents....
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Home of the Buckner Hornets
Community program revitalizes basketball court
On Oct. 14, about 40 volunteers from AT&T and City Year spent four hours meticulously hand painting a mural on the basketball court at Buckner...
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Possum Trot impacted countless children in the Texas foster care system
How can we be encouraged to do the same?
“Not everyone can foster, but everyone can do something.”
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Kinship care in Buckner Kenya provides stability and hope
Many children in Kenya experience the loss of one or both parents. Then what happens?
Buckner International offers a variety of services to empower and strengthen vulnerable families in Kenya. In addition to life-enrichment services...
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One phone call can change your life: An inside look at kinship care
Buckner Children and Family Services offers support for kinship caregivers
Imagine the season of retirement is approaching for you and your husband. You’ve made plans, discussed your finances, dreamed about vacations and...
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