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When helping hurts

Continually learning is one of the keys to continual growth and improvement. So in honor of National Book Month, each Tuesday of the month we're going to...
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What if you aren’t with your family on Christmas Day?

Christmas is a special time of the year for young people, but it can also be hard for some foster children. Traditionally, Christmas is a time of year...
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VIDEO: ‘Thank God Buckner was there for us’

In partnership with WFAA and Road to a Better Community, we’re excited to share these powerful stories of life transformation, hope and empowerment. Jozlyn moved to the Wynnewood community...
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Faith Focus: God of turning points

Buckner Family Hope Center at Longview mother of two Vanessa Powell can remember the exact moment her life changed forever. She and her boyfriend were grocery shopping...
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God’s sweetest gifts

Buckner Family Hope Center at Longview mother of two Vanessa Powell can remember the exact moment her life changed forever. She and her boyfriend were grocery shopping...
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Meeting the need: Therapeutic foster parents help children blossom

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...
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Buckner International taps Arnie Adkison as Chief Development Officer

DALLAS – Buckner International, a Dallas-based global Christian ministry, announced the selection of Arnie Adkison as the organization’s Chief Development Officer, effective Aug. 24. He comes to...
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Faith Focus: What are you fighting for?

Recently, a team of volunteers traveled with Buckner Shoes for Orphan Souls® and WAY-FM radio in Nashville, Tenn., to place new shoes on the feet of vulnerable...
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Friday photo: Move-in ready

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...
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DFW gives shoes, shines hope into local community

What can bring a veterinarian’s office, water parks, churches and dental offices together for the same great cause? New shoes – and a message of hope –...
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