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100-year-old Parkway Place resident receives visit from Houston Astros’ José Altuve
Buckner Parkway Place resident Shirley Clark celebrated her 100th birthday this week and received a special surprise birthday present: A visit with Houston Astros' José Altuve. As...
When she didn’t know what was next, NextStep was there for her
When she was 17, Destiny and her brother were removed from their home by Child Protective Services. The move was sudden and left Destiny trying to figure...
On Giving Tuesday celebrate 140 years of transforming lives
“This is 2019 and I think what the world needs now is hope,” explained Dr. Albert Reyes, President and CEO of Buckner International, during an interview for...
Heroes of hope
Amanda and Johnny McDorman have been foster parents for eight years. Every day they fight for their children, but when they met Sebastian, they knew they needed...
Faith Focus: The God who is good
This year has been one of the hardest I have had to endure. Because of a cancer diagnosis, I have undergone extensive chemotherapy treatments that have exhausted...
Called to foster
Editor's note: Today is National Adoption Day and to celebrate we're sharing the story of Jami Gatewood, who adopted three girls on National Adoption Day in Odessa,...
Buckner celebrates Thanksgiving with the Dallas Mavericks and Texas Rangers
In celebration of the season of giving, Buckner has enjoyed serving our many local communities. This week, volunteers from around the area spent time packaging food for...
Victory in keeping siblings together this National Adoption Month
After years of trying to create a biological family and even working with different adoption agencies, Paul and Chrissy DeAnda decided to try the Buckner foster-to-adopt program...
Faith Focus: The God who provides
After graduating from college, I was on an extremely tight budget. Between student loans, medical expenses and cost of living, my entry level salary was barely covering...
Buckner International helps Texas Rangers open new baseball academy in the Dominican Republic
Buckner International President and CEO Albert Reyes told a crowd of more than 300 attending the inauguration of the new Texas Rangers Baseball Academy in Boca Chica,...