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Join Buckner at the Texas Rangers Game Sept. 24
Monday, Sept. 19, is your LAST CHANCE to buy tickets in the Buckner block for the Sept. 24 Texas Rangers game! DALLAS – Buckner International will...
Buckner Mexico Seeing Green
By Lauren Hollon Sturdy Buckner International MEXICO — The Pan de Vida foster group home in Mexico City recently harvested more than 1,000 pounds of tomatoes, but...
Former Buckner Philanthropist of the Year Passes Away
Nancy Blackburn Hamon, widow of the late Texas oilman Jake Hamon, died Saturday at home in the penthouse where she lived. She was 92. She was named...
Buckner Celebrates 10 Years in Kenya
By Scott Collins Buckner International A delegation of volunteers led by President Albert Reyes joined staff and dignitaries from across Kenya to celebrate the 10th anniversary of...
Feeding the Hungry in Peru
For the poorest men, women and children around the world, life is one continual crisis—a daily struggle for survival. Many of these desperate people lack even the...
Mother Finds Help for Body and Soul
Recently, a distraught mother walked into the Buckner Mission Center in Longview. As a staff member named Noemy helped her select clothes for her five children, she...
Buckner Beaumont Beautified By Keller Williams Realty
By Lauren Hollon Sturdy Buckner International BEAUMONT—Buckner Children’s Village in Beaumont got a major facelift May 12 thanks to Keller Williams Realty Company’s “RED Day” service project....
Buckner Collecting Relief Kits for Victims of Joplin Tornado
DALLAS – Buckner International is collecting humanitarian aid relief kits to send to Joplin, Mo., where the deadliest single U.S. tornado in decades killed 117 people and...
Real Estate Rivals Raise Shoes for Kids
By Lauren Hollon Buckner International The Austin and San Antonio branches of Transwestern real estate went head to head to help cover bare toes last month. The...
Churches, Buckner Provide Home for Edinburg Family
EDINBURG, Texas – Luis and Idalia Zavala came to the Rio Grande Valley with hopes for a better life. They had just started building their dream...