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Life comes at us fast, so we have to move faster, jumping from one thing to the next to the next. Errands. Bills. Duties. The list seemingly...
Residents of Buckner Westminster Place pack snacks for local students
With the school year underway, local students are busy heading to class and after-school activities. However, there are many who return home on the weekends with little...
Missouri rotarians: 320,000 pairs of shoes and counting
Throughout the years, Buckner Shoe for Orphan Souls® has partnered with many people to provide shoes for vulnerable children around the world, but Rotary District 6040 has been...
Rangers Nomar Mazara hosts shoe drive for children in his hometown of Dominican Republic
Hope was shining last weekend as Texas Rangers player Nomar Mazara partnered with Buckner to collect shoes for vulnerable children. "Any shoes I had when I was little was...
Buckner Shoes for Orphan Souls®: The first step in transforming a child’s life
Many of us take our footwear for granted. But for vulnerable children in the United States and around the world, the gift of a pair of shoes...
Houston organizations rally together to help children prepare for school
The city of Houston constantly ranks in the top three most charitable cities in the U.S., according to Charity Navigator. This past weekend was a perfect example...
The little shoe drive that changed the world
The world was so much bigger in 1994. For those born in this millennium, it's almost impossible to overstate just how true that is. The Internet was still...
First Baptist Church Groves helps transform foster family’s home
A woman who has spent more than 20 years of her life taking care of foster children will soon get help with needed items in her home...
Gallery Furniture, Astros Foundation and Buckner International team up on August shoe drive
Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale held a news conference today to discuss Gallery Furniture’s collaboration with Buckner International and the Astros Foundation on a Buckner Shoes for Orphan...
250 Mattresses Arrive at Buckner Humanitarian Aid Center
This past weekend, 250 mattresses arrived at the Buckner Humanitarian Aid Center in Mesquite, Texas thanks to a donation from The Bed Boss, a popular mattress-in-a-bag online...