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Behind the scenes: A day in the life of a senior living café manager
James Acuna-Miller used to be an accountant. Now, he’s the café lead at Buckner Villas. Check out a day in his life as part of our exclusive...
How does a parent teach a child about the unconditional love of God when trust, safety and security have been broken in the past?
Whether it is anecdotal or evidenced based, there have been many times when professionals sat across from an individual who expresses no faith in a heavenly father...
Tragedy helps family realize true purpose in life
As heads are bowed and the mealtime prayer is spoken, Patricia Moore lifts her hands to give praise and thanks to the Lord for blessing her family...
Friday photo: Celebrating one year of Ventana by Buckner
One year ago today, Buckner Senior Living broke ground on Ventana by Buckner, a high-rise Life Care community set to open in summer 2019. Construction is now...
Behind the scenes: A day in the life of a senior living community’s maintenance director
For Dragoslav Lukic, director of facilities management at Parkway Place senior living community in Houston, every day on the job is different. Today he’s sharing a sample...
God’s personal touch
Rachel Wallis, director of Buckner Shoes for Orphan Souls®, recently went to Lima, Peru to distribute shoes to vulnerable children. This is her account of helping one...
New beginnings
Being separated from your parents is a difficult experience and journey, so some children and youth who are placed in foster care feel their childhood has been...
Growing families
Clay* and Sharon* Vitano were licensed with Buckner as a foster-to-adopt family but later decided they only wanted to adopt. As an adopt-only provider, the family had to...
Becoming a better father
Due to a strained home life growing up, Manuel Espinoza* struggled to show his feelings or even play with his children. He was also very tough on...
Volunteering: “just the natural thing” for one Beaumont senior
91-year-old Calder Woods resident John Templeton is known around the Beaumont senior living community for his helpful, can-do attitude. During any given week, you’ll find him leading...