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Rays of joy
September 29, 2016
It was a sweltering 99 degrees, unusually warm for Dallas in late September. There wasn’t a single cloud in the sky and rays of sunlight covered the...
Aramark employees give cooking demonstration, revitalize Buckner campus on special volunteer day
September 23, 2016
Over 150 volunteers from Aramark came to Buckner Children’s Campus on Sept. 20 to host a cooking class, paint murals in various locations, spruce up the basketball...
Buckner Family Hope Center at Wynnewood services new area
September 13, 2016
The Buckner Family Hope Center at Wynnewood just got a little bigger as it will provide services to a newly built affordable housing apartment complex across the...
Friday photo: Supporting Louisiana flood victims
September 2, 2016
Allen High School students raised money to help replace lost athletic equipment at Runnels High School in Baton Rouge, La., during the recent flooding, including new cleats...
Meeting the need: Therapeutic foster parents help children blossom
August 30, 2016
Meeting the need Paula and Lance Raymond are the only couple in their Sunday school class who are not empty nesters. Though they are both in their...
Friday photo: Move-in ready
August 26, 2016
The Buckner family in Longview, Texas, celebrated the first families to move into the Mac and Tom Stone Buckner Family Pathways building on Aug. 23 with a...
5 reasons why foster care family camp is the best
August 17, 2016
In July, more than 600 foster and adopted children and families had the chance to come closer together as a family, and have some fun and relaxation...
Reading for fun
July 14, 2016
Barbara McNeir is a “frustrated actress.” She loves drama and being on the stage but she never made a career out of it. She also loves to...
Texas veteran remembers war and those who made the ultimate sacrifice
June 30, 2016
In honor of Independence Day, Buckner Senior Living is taking pause to celebrate all the heroic veterans who live in our communities across Texas. Joe Griffin, a resident...
Buckner Guatemala gives new eyes to local family
June 7, 2016
Four-year-old Oseas was playing in the yard with his older brother in the quiet community of San Luis Puerta Negra in San Jose Pinula, Guatemala. The boys...