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Baptist Retirement Community Launching $8.4 Million Renovation Project
Leaders at Buckner Retirement Services announced today a series of major campus renovations at Baptist Retirement Community. The planned updates represent $8.4 million in changes to key...
Friday photo: City Credit Union donates food to Buckner
City Credit Union in Dallas is making a difference! During the month of September, City Credit Union hosted a food drive to benefit Buckner and other food pantries...
Where two boys stood, two men stand: Twins incorporate lessons from Buckner Family Hope Center to succeed in life
Eleven years ago, the chairs and tables didn’t seem so small. Christian and Christopher slid easily, if not a little timidly, into them. “I remember the first...
Buckner cuts ribbon on Family Hope Center serving South Houston
Families can now receive vital services like child and youth development, adult education, family coaching, financial empowerment classes and more through Buckner. The Buckner Family Hope Center...
Chaplain Spotlight: Kevin McSpadden
In honor of National Minister Appreciation Day on October 14th, we spotlighted Kevin McSpadden, chaplain of Baptist Retirement Community in San Angelo, Texas. “Growing old isn’t for...
From Tennessee to Mexico: 87-year-old travels with Buckner Shoes for Orphan Souls® to distribute shoes
Juanita Hall lives on a farm in Ooltewah, Tennessee. Every day, she wakes up at 5:30 a.m., makes her coffee and sits on a comfy chair and...
Turning it around: Single mom defeats the odds with support from Buckner Family Pathways
At the end of Abigail Tlamasico’s first semester at Angelina College in Lufkin, Texas, all that was left to do was pack her bags and tell Buckner...
Respite care: What in the world is that? Why not you?
For eight years, my husband and I were blessed to do full-time foster care. We cared for little and big ones, playful and crying ones, verbal and...
An email fuels the fire for church to serve vulnerable children
What started as a simple reply to an email has blossomed into a flourishing relationship between Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church in Plano, Texas, and Buckner International. ...
Buckner Peru provides aid for Venuezuelan migrants
Buckner Peru is sending nearly 11,000 meals to the Peruvian border shared with Ecuador and is planning to send more than 1,000 new pairs of shoes to...