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Buckner Celebrating 10 Years, Putting Best Foot Forward

By Scott CollinsBuckner International(ST. PETERSBURG, Russia) — Rachel Garton has heard every pun imaginable during her 18 months as director of Buckner International’s Shoes for Orphan Souls...
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Buckner Children Give Thanks

Buckner children living at the Buckner Children’s Village in Beaumont shared their gratitude during a Thanksgiving meal.“So many times, our staff is on the receiving end of...
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Dallas-Based Buckner Unites with Dillon International to Expand Children’s Services

Click here to read our letter to Buckner adoptive families. Click here to to read Frequently Asked Questions.(DALLAS, Texas) — November 21, 2008 — Dallas-based Buckner Children...
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Buckner Honors Holy Trinity Church at National Philanthropy Day

(DALLAS, Texas) — Buckner honored Holy Trinity Church on Nov. 14 as Volunteer Philanthropist of the year during the 23rd annual Awards Luncheon presented by the Greater...
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Gingerbread Charity Competition Open to Public

Proceeds to Benefit Buckner Children and Family Services of Southeast Texas (BEAUMONT, Texas) — A community-wide gingerbread house competition sponsored by the Golden Triangle Chapter of the...
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GreenRidge at Buckner Villas in a ‘League of its Own’

By Analiz GonzálezBuckner International(AUSTIN, Texas) — A total of 133 people have submitted their deposits to live in the soon-to-be built GreenRidge at Buckner Villas retirement community...
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Buckner Signs Agreement with First Mexican Baptist Church

By Analiz GonzálezBuckner International(DALLAS, Texas) — Buckner signed its first collaborative agreement with a Hispanic church in the Dallas area Nov. 2.“I am excited that we are...
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Reasons for Giving Thanks

The Buckner Family has a lot to be thankful for this November, so we asked Buckner children, clients and staff what they are grateful for this Thanks...
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Buckner Breaks Record in Service to the Mexican/U.S. Border

By Analiz GonzálezBuckner InternationalBuckner and the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship are celebrating their seven-year anniversary of sending mission groups to the United States/Mexico border.The summer and spring break...
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A Jewel of a Gift

By Analiz GonzálezBuckner InternationalMy Father’s House Lubbock receives $250,000 donation(LUBBOCK, Texas) — The night before Jewel Wells died, one of her best friends visited her to say...
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