LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – At Horizon Heights Children’s Home, creating a stable environment is more than a goal, it’s a necessity for children who have experienced too much upheaval in their young lives.
The need is significant. Buckner International reports more than 830 children remain in foster care in the Lubbock area, but there aren’t enough local homes to care for them. As a result, children are often sent miles away from their families, schools, and communities.
Founder Joia Hairston established the organization after witnessing how frequently foster children were moved between placements, never finding the consistency they desperately needed…