Blog
Stories & insights
Filter
The Superheroes of Guatemala City
November 4, 2009
By Rachael BrownA few blocks away from the Buckner Office in Guatemala City is a house with a plastic grass yard, a living room with tile floors...
Family Grows by Two through Foster Care and Adoption
November 4, 2009
CARTHAGE, Texas – Jim and Linda Kimberly were sitting on the porch on Easter Sunday, watching their youngest son Jared play with his cousins, when they felt...
National Adoption Month Highlights Children in Need of Families
November 3, 2009
November is National Adoption Month and it is Buckner’s goal to help each and every child in the Texas find a loving family. That’s why Buckner is...
Community Transformation Centers: A New Model for Hope Worldwide
November 3, 2009
By Jenny PopeSometimes the needs are immediate. Children are removed from their home or found wandering the streets – they need a safe place to live; a...
Dallas Seniors Encourage the Troops
November 3, 2009
By Analiz G. Schremmer(DALLAS)—Buckner Hearts in Action, a group of military supporters from Buckner Retirement Village, spent their morning giving out candy, camouflage skull caps and hugs...
Valero donates $10,000 to Buckner children
October 22, 2009
[caption id="attachment_1567" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Buckner International received $10,00 from Valero. The money will go to the Buckner boys and girls living in residential foster group care, the...
Dreaming of Shoes
October 8, 2009
[caption id="attachment_1527" align="alignnone" width="482" caption="A total of 121 Shoes for Orphan Soulks were distributed to Ukrainian orphans by An Orphan's Bright Star, a non-profit that serves orphans...
Special Events- Buckner Golf Tournaments
October 8, 2009
Thanks for all the sponsors, volunteers and participants who took part in our 2009 golf tournaments around the state of Texas. They were a great success! (more…)
Buckner Family Place in Midland Launching Expansion Plan
October 7, 2009
(MIDLAND, Texas) – Officials with Buckner Family Place in Midland announced Oct. 6 a $600,000 expansion of the facility located at 421 W. Pecan.The expansion increases the...
Dallas Junior League Volunteers at Buckner Warehouse
October 7, 2009
[caption id="attachment_1496" align="alignnone" width="482" caption="Women from the Junior League of Dallas sort shoes with children from Buckner’s after-school programs in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. After sorting shoes,...