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Texas Rangers Winter Caravan stops at Buckner afterschool center in Amarillo
By Chelsea QuackenbushAMARILLO, Texas – Members of the Texas Rangers baseball team stopped at the Bruce Ford Community Center in Amarillo Jan. 30 as a part of...
Evelyn Lord: Breaking the glass ceiling
image caption Story by Lauren Hollon Sturdy Photography by Chelsea Quackenbush Evelyn Lord is the kind of woman smart little girls want to...
A wing and a prayer: Michigan couple adopts last Buckner Russian orphan
By Scott CollinsPhotography by Russ DildayHUDSONVILLE, Mich. – John Nauta raises his fist and slams it onto the kitchen table, shaking the table and sending a dull...
‘I’m Safe’
Family Place offers opportunity … and sometimes shelter from abuseVeronica Castillo has lived at Buckner Family Place in Midland for nearly two years. While she is earning...
8 ways to get involved with Buckner in 2013
If you want to make a difference in the lives of others this year, we've got you covered. Here are eight ways you can get involved with...
Dorka says, “Thank you!”
Many of our supporters never get to personally experience the end result of all the shoe collecting, sorting, packing and shipping – putting shoes on the feet...
Buckner honors Preston Hollow Women’s Club for philanthropy
[caption id="attachment_5903" align="alignright" width="500" caption="Buckner Foundation honored the Preston Hollow Women's Club as their Volunteer Philanthropists of the Year at the National Philanthropy Day 27th Annual Awards...
Crafting for cash in the Rio Grande Valley
By Lauren Hollon SturdyBuckner InternationalA few months ago, Lorena Reyes, 26, didn’t know the first thing about handicrafts. Today, she’s a crafting queen.She’s part of a new...
Seniors at Parkway Place use technology to get in shape
Aaron Mendoza, an 88-year-old Parkway Place resident, hit a nearly-perfect score of 299 during a recent national competition in Wii Bowling.
Buckner gives ‘a little help’ to East Texas families
By Chelsea QuackenbushRain fell off and on one Friday morning in late August as the last of the summer days faded away and a hope for a...