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Friday photo: City Credit Union donates food to Buckner

City Credit Union in Dallas is making a difference! During the month of September, City Credit Union hosted a food drive to benefit Buckner and other food pantries...
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From Tennessee to Mexico: 87-year-old travels with Buckner Shoes for Orphan Souls® to distribute shoes

Juanita Hall lives on a farm in Ooltewah, Tennessee. Every day, she wakes up at 5:30 a.m., makes her coffee and sits on a comfy chair and...
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An email fuels the fire for church to serve vulnerable children

What started as a simple reply to an email has blossomed into a flourishing relationship between Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church in Plano, Texas, and Buckner International.  ...
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Wells Fargo, Buckner work together to transform lives in Rio Grande Valley

In the month of October, we're highlighting some of our superheroes who protect children, strengthen families and serve seniors. Everyone knows that every superhero has a super...
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Adopt-a-Staff: Thank you for making summer blessed for all

Physical exhaustion. Sweat. Blood. Emotional drainage. Missing their family. These are just the few things the Camp Buckner summer staff had experienced for 14 hard, hot summer...
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Use your skills to make a difference in a child’s life

The truth is, not everyone is called to be a foster parent, but we’re all called to help. Here’s some of the top ways you can help...
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Buckner sends 1,200 Houston children back to school with new supplies, backpacks

Last week, Buckner Houston helped send children in Southeast Houston and Aldine back to school with new backpacks, school supplies, uniforms and shoes to over 500 low-income...
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Buckner distributes 400 backpacks, shoes for students going back to school in Rio Grande Valley

Last week the Buckner Family Hope Center in Peñitas, helped Dulce Luevanos, along with hundreds of other mothers, receive free backpacks and new pairs of shoes for her...
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Former Rangers stars, Buckner team up to send underserved Dallas children back to school

On Wednesday night, former Texas Rangers players Elliot “Bump” Wills and George Wright joined Buckner North Texas to send 92 children from the Dallas Housing Authority back...
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Friday Photo: The Village Church provides backpacks, school supplies for Buckner families

For Transform 2018, The Village Church in Dallas, with help from Primera Iglesia Bautista, provided backpacks and school supplies to about 1,400 students, including many young people...
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