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“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and...
City Credit Union employees help vulnerable children have merry Christmas
The employees at City Credit Union were full of Christmas cheer when they dropped off more than 125 toys at the Buckner Center for Humanitarian Aid this...
More Texas children now leaving foster care than entering
For the first time ever, more children are leaving foster care for safe, permanent homes than are entering the child welfare system, according to Child Protective Services....
5 ways to create Christmas family memories
The Christmas season is such a magical time, but even more so if you have little ones to celebrate the holiday with. Soon, children will be on...
Faith Focus: The peace that comforts
While the holidays bring a sense of joy and excitement, it also carries the underlying reminder of what we no longer have. The loss of a loved...
100-year-old Parkway Place resident receives visit from Houston Astros’ José Altuve
Buckner Parkway Place resident Shirley Clark celebrated her 100th birthday this week and received a special surprise birthday present: A visit with Houston Astros' José Altuve. As...
When she didn’t know what was next, NextStep was there for her
When she was 17, Destiny and her brother were removed from their home by Child Protective Services. The move was sudden and left Destiny trying to figure...
On Giving Tuesday celebrate 140 years of transforming lives
“This is 2019 and I think what the world needs now is hope,” explained Dr. Albert Reyes, President and CEO of Buckner International, during an interview for...
Heroes of hope
Amanda and Johnny McDorman have been foster parents for eight years. Every day they fight for their children, but when they met Sebastian, they knew they needed...
Faith Focus: The God who is good
This year has been one of the hardest I have had to endure. Because of a cancer diagnosis, I have undergone extensive chemotherapy treatments that have exhausted...