Foster Care and Adoption
A life of generosity
Tom Stone's service to vulnerable children and families spans across 85 years
Tom Stop sat at his desk in his office in Longview, Texas, reflecting on a lifetime spent in business and accounting. It's a brief conversation. The...
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Sibling groups find forever homes, celebrating generosity and more in the latest Buckner Today magazine
Check out the fall edition of Buckner Today now
You’re making a difference in the lives of children and families served by Buckner both in Texas and internationally. See how in the latest issue...
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A dream come true
Family adopts twin brothers right before Christmas
Even when Bekah and Troy Webster were dating, they knew they wanted to include adoption into their family plan. After having two biological children,...
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Keeping kids together through kinship care
Buckner provides opportunities for kinship care to help maintain familiar relationships
Foster care can create deep wounds in a child due to loss of family, separation from what they’ve known and facing a new normal including new...
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Help these Waiting Texas Children find forever homes through adoption
In Texas, more than 1,000 youth age out of foster care each year
For the past 25 years, the United States has honored the month of November as National Adoption Month. This is a time many adoptive families, adopted...
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Meet Ja'Niya: A teen about to age out of the foster care system
There are more than 7,000 children waiting to be adopted in Texas
Ja’Niya is 17 years old. Soon, she will age out of the foster care system if she is not adopted.
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November is National Adoption Month
A long-standing tradition to bring awareness to vulnerable children
National Adoption Month is a time many adopted persons, adoptive families and adoption advocates celebrate the miracle of adoption while also look to...
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Buckner International collaborates with Olive Crest's Child Abuse Prevention Network and Mission Foods to benefit vulnerable children
Aligning to serve abused, neglected children
Buckner International loves aligning with other nonprofit organizations that share our mission to serve vulnerable children and families. Buckner...
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Beaumont Foundation surpasses $2 million in total contributions for children in foster care
16 years of annual donations to Buckner has provided new clothing for more than 11,000 Texas children
Following the second installment of its $95,700 donation pledge for 2022, the Beaumont Foundation of America (BFA) surpassed $2 million in total...
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A call to serve local families
Arlington family finds purpose through Buckner foster care and adoption
Originally from Chile, the concept of foster care was new to the Faundez family. But they felt the Lord placing it on their hearts more and more.
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