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Houston Dash at Buckner Family Hope Center at Reed Road
Kids from the Buckner Family Hope Center at Reed Road in Houston enjoyed an end-of-school field day with a special appearance from Cece Kizer of the Houston Dash, the women’s...
Buckner receives $1.5M from Mabee Foundation to complete Family Hope Center at Bachman Lake capital project goal
Buckner International reached its capital project goal for the construction of the Buckner Family Hope Center at Bachman Lake upon receipt of a $1.5 million challenge grant...
Faith Focus: As parents, we don’t always have the words
At some point it happens to all of us. Despite all of our planning, thinking about things and rehearsing talking points, it still happens. We don’t know...
Baptist Retirement Community board chairman recognized with statewide award
LeadingAge Texas, a trade association representing the full continuum of mission-driven, not-for-profit aging services providers, recently recognized Baptist Memorial Ministries Chairman of the Board and Buckner International...
Finding family
Candy and Michael Palmer knew the moment they read the profile on Toby, Caylin, Codi, Shane and Joe that they wanted to adopt them. They had read...
‘This is full circle’
The death of a mother changes everything. So when Angela Phillips’ grandmother died, the family stability of her mother and her eight siblings was in jeopardy. Phillips' great-grandmother...
Faith Focus: Let’s do this together
Make no mistake: Like caring for any child, being a foster parent is difficult. Raising a child is a 24/7 job with what fills like an endless...
Inaugural entrepreneurship incubator pitch event propels economically-challenged families toward success
Months of planning, research and hard work came down to this moment. Nine local entrepreneurs – all of them with promising businesses – sat nervously after pitching...
Faith Focus: Stepping into the spotlight
Aiden Leathers walked through the tunnel underneath the Texas Rangers baseball field starry-eyed. He and his big brother, Justin, 13, were being escorted to the field to...
5-year-old adopted through Buckner throws out first pitch at Texas Rangers game
Aiden Leathers walked through the tunnel underneath the Texas Rangers baseball field starry-eyed. He and his big brother, Justin, 13, were being escorted to the field to throw out...