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		<title>Study: Poverty in childhood can shape neurobiology</title>
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BIOLOGY OF MISFORTUNE: According to the authors of the study, 4 million children in the United States lived in poverty in 2007. (Photo: donald_gruener/iStockphoto)
 
U.S. researchers find what they call &#8216;a biology of misfortune&#8217; among adults who were poor as children, particularly if they lived in poverty before age 5. 
Living in poverty can shape the neurobiology [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Buckner International President visits Longview</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By ANGELA WARD
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Albert Reyes, the new president of Buckner International, visited with clients and staff at Buckner Children and Family Services in Longview on Wednesday.
It was the first stop on what Reyes characterized as his &#8220;presidential tour&#8221; in which he will visit all of the nonprofit agency&#8217;s Texas facilities.
&#8220;It&#8217;s an honor and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Defining Moments</title>
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Longview, Texas:  Defining moments—you know, those small instances in the day that seem to make everything right; that make every effort worthwhile.  I experienced one of these instances just recently during our S.T.A.R.S. After-School Program.  Between discussing math problems, reminding the students to use encouraging words instead of negative, and keeping them focused on their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Albert Reyes Elected Sixth President</title>
		<description><![CDATA[DALLAS — Albert L. Reyes was elected as the sixth president in the 131-year history of Buckner International Jan. 22, succeeding Kenneth L. Hall, who remains with Buckner as Chief Executive Officer.
Reyes served previously as president of Buckner Children and Family Services, a position he has held since 2007. Prior to joining Buckner, he was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Buckner, Dillon International Respond to Haiti Crisis</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Buckner and its international adoption affiliate, Dillon International, announced Wednesday that the organizations will collect funds to bring medical relief following the Tuesday earthquake that rocked Haiti, killing thousands.
Deniese Dillon, executive director of Dillon International, said donations were being sent to Dillon and Buckner to be forwarded to Gladys Thomas’s Hope Hospital, which has received [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Resolve to Do Something in 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A new decade is upon us, and there are more orphans and vulnerable children in need than ever before. Resolve to do something in 2010 to make a difference for one – or more – of the 300 million children at risk in the world.
 
Below are several options for the ways you can be involved [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas 2009 Adopt-A-Family</title>
		<description><![CDATA[       
Adopt-A-Family Count Down
Weekly Update of Families and Sponsors needed
 

Can&#8217;t Wait? 
How long &#8217;til Christmas?



50 
Days



12 
Hours



30 
Minutes



 
&#8230;But who&#8217;s counting?
 
 
253 More Children need adopted
 
For information about adopting a family contact Michelle.  Info below
 
Download an application at www.bucknerevents.com
 

Michelle Heflin
Community Programs Supervisor
Buckner Children &#38; Family Services
Office: 903.757.9383  Fax: 903.757.4714
110 E. Cotton Street&#124; Longview, Texas 75601
mheflin@buckner.org  &#124; www.buckner.org

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		<title>Hope and Change for Children and Families in Longview</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For more than 20 years, Buckner International has offered hope and provided change to children and families in East Texas.
Today, Buckner provides at-risk children, families and senior adults in East Texas with a variety of services, including counseling, crisis relief, foster care and adoption training and services, and community outreach programs.
Foster Care and Adoption
Buckner provides [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://netexas.bucknerconnect.com/index.php/2009/10/hope-and-change-for-children-and-families-in-longview/</link>
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		<title>Adopt-A-Family</title>
		<description><![CDATA[(LONGVIEW, Texas) – Buckner Children and Family Services wants to help 500 Longview-area children have a merry Christmas through its annual Adopt-a-Family for the Holidays project.
“It’s been a tough year financially for a lot of people and we want Longview families to know that we are here to help,” said Michelle Heflin, community program supervisor.
Families [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Be A Family- Foster Care &amp; Adoption</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Introduction to the Buckner Foster Care Program
The Buckner Foster Care program provides the unique opportunity for a family to share their home with a child in need of a temporary home.  Currently, there are approximately 500,000 children living in foster homes in the United States with close to 30,000 in Texas.  Many of [...]]]></description>
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