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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...
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Faith Focus: Remembering God’s faithfulness

This morning, the hymn “Great is Thy Faithfulness” was on my lips and heart. It’s not unusual for me to wake up with a song on my...
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Mattress Mack says be Houston strong for children

Editors note: The following opinion article ran in the Houston Chronicle newspaper.  Children in Houston and across Texas are being removed from their homes by Child Protective...
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Buckner Retirement Services ranked among ‘Best Workplaces for Aging Services’ by Fortune

Buckner Retirement Services (BRS) received a national ranking of 13 on the Best Workplaces for Aging Services (small and medium) by Great Place to Work®, in partnership...
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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...
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Faith Focus: The call to action

In 2 Kings 5, Naaman, captain of a great army, comes to the prophet Elisha asking for healing from leprosy. Elisha gives him a simple command –...
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Christian radio: Carrying hope through the airwaves

Radio is where Buckner Shoes for Orphan Souls® all started, and it’s a partnership that continues to grow each year. Shoes for Orphan Souls began as a...
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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...
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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...
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Faith Focus: When suffering hits

If you have been in the church for any length of time, you have heard the story of Job – a man described as a faithful follower...
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