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Join us April 13 for Buckner Day at the Rangers
March 17, 2014
Buckner International invites you to Buckner Day at Globe Life Park in Arlington on Sunday, April 13! The Texas Rangers will take on the Houston Astros at...
The state of foster care from a roundtable of experts
March 14, 2014
Why is foster care important? What is the Church's role? What are the common misconceptions about foster children and how to parent them? We sat down with...
Buckner senior living communities make U.S. News & World Report top honor
March 12, 2014
DALLAS – U.S. News & World Report recognized Buckner Westminster Place in Longview, Buckner Calder Woods in Beaumont and Buckner Villas in Austin as Best Nursing Homes...
Ways to raise money for your mission trip (part two)
March 11, 2014
Are you going on a mission trip this year? Maybe to Guatemala, Mexico or Peru? If you’re already planning your next service trip and looking for ways...
March is Professional Social Work Month
March 6, 2014
Did you know? March is Professional Social Work Month! Throughout this month, we’d like to introduce you to a few of our social workers from across Buckner...
Ways to raise money for your mission trip (part one)
March 4, 2014
As we head into spring break and look forward to the summer months, we also move into the time of the year when many people are looking...
Make a difference for kids like Dustin through school supplies
February 28, 2014
There’s nothing quite like the potential in a new box of crayons. Just thinking about it, you can almost smell them, can’t you? New crayons, freshly sharpened...
Circus act builds self-esteem in South Dallas children served by Buckner
February 27, 2014
In an effort to promote self-esteem in at-risk children, The Artist Outreach has a solution: send in the clowns. The nonprofit arranged a clown workshop to share...
The theology of adoption: Meurer family sees foster care, adoption as calling
February 20, 2014
By Russ DildayPhotography by Nathan ChandlerKerra Meurer has always had a heart for children, says her husband, Micah, pastor of Paramount Baptist Church’s River Road campus in...
Beaumont Foundation generously supports Buckner International
February 19, 2014
Beaumont Foundation of America committed to helping vulnerable children through Buckner International with a gift of $133,500 in 2014.Beaumont Foundation of America Chief Operating Officer Edward Keller...