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Albert Reyes named new board member for the Christian Alliance for Orphans
This week, the Christian Alliance for Orphans (CAFO) celebrated the addition of Buckner International President/CEO Albert Reyes to its board. “We are thrilled that Dr. Reyes’ immense experience,...
Friday photo: Robinson Chirinos plays baseball with children Buckner serves
It was a summer to remember for children involved in Buckner programs when they took the field and met Texas Rangers catcher Robinson Chirinos at a baseball clinic...
Embracing community: How tragedy brought one family a community to rely on
The first time Librada Cortez Martinez stepped into the Buckner Family Hope Center in Oaxaca, Mexico, she thought only about her children. Librada had seen the impact...
Celebrate freedom!
Today is Independence Day, the day we celebrate freedom in this nation. How are you celebrating? Are you gathering with friends and family for a cookout?...
Gifts from Rebuild Texas, others help rebuild Children’s Village campus
After six months of being displaced due to Hurricane Harvey, Buckner foster families, foster children and staff have returned “home” to Buckner Children’s Village. The Rebuild Texas...
Robinson Chirinos leads baseball clinic with children involved with Buckner Family Hope Center at Bachman Lake
Yesterday, Texas Rangers catcher Robinson Chirinos led a baseball clinic for the children and families we serve at the Buckner Family Hope Center at Bachman Lake in...
Jasper matching grant empowers others to help Buckner fight for families
Sitting around the dinner table with the Jaspers, the East Texas family’s bond is tangible. It can be felt in each hug, story and burst of laughter....
A visible change
When the door to apartment 12 opens, I hardly recognize the woman behind it. She’s standing in the very same room we first met, but her hair...
Buckner leading the way for adoption in Kenya
Pauline Njonge remembers the embarrassment her mother felt the first time Pauline visited with her own daughter, Samantha. It’s a painful memory that today has turned into...
How we can head off the next child-separation tragedy before it unfolds
In this The Dallas Morning News contributing article, Buckner President and CEO Dr. Albert Reyes shares insight on the adverse effects of separating children from their families, a...