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Buckner Shoes for Orphan Souls® and WFAA bring DFW shoe drive back home
This summer, Buckner Shoes for Orphan Souls and ABC affiliate WFAA-TV are bringing churches, businesses and organizations together throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex with a goal of...
Mom: ‘I couldn’t stop smiling’ after seeing my kids wearing new shoes
Santa has been working as a janitor for four years, earning about $150 a month to support her family. Her ex-husband occasionally gives her $5, but with...
Faith Focus: Generosity begets generosity
As Uyless Bland walked out to the mound at Globe Life Park in Arlington for Buckner Day at the Rangers, he had an entire city behind him....
Texas teen collects shoes for Eagle Scout project, throws first pitch at Rangers game
As Uyless Bland walked out to the mound at Globe Life Park in Arlington for Buckner Day at the Rangers, he had an entire city behind him....
Friday photo: First pitch
Uyless Brand, a high school senior and Eagle Scout from Goliad, Texas, threw out the first pitch Sunday for Buckner Day at the Texas Rangers. Uyless collected...
Missouri Rotary collects, donates 17,377 pairs of new shoes for vulnerable children
DALLAS—A truck load of 17,377 pairs of new shoes, collected and donated by Missouri Rotary District 6040 arrived at the Buckner International Humanitarian Aid Center Tuesday morning....
Giving hope and shoes in Dallas
Buckner staff and volunteers distributed 250 pairs of shoes to children in need at David G. Burnet Elementary School in the Bachman Lake community April 16. Many...
The power of a hug
Janet Biggar recently went on her first Buckner mission trip. She and the team shined hope into the lives of vulnerable children in Peru by delivering presents. Children...
Friday photo: Washing the disciples feet
"So when Jesus had washed their feet and put his outer clothing back on, he took his place at the table again and said to them, 'Do...
3 ways shoes bring hope
For the past 16 years, we've been giving shoes to children around the world and in the United States. Most of us don't think twice about the...