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Faith Focus: Correcting a common misconception
The other day I was visiting with a single mom who is in the Buckner Family Pathways program. We were discussing what the program meant to her...
USDA, Buckner Rio Grande Valley team up to promote ‘agriculture and rural prosperity in America’
Buckner International and the U.S. Department of Agriculture partnered to host a listening session in Alamo, Texas on March 28 to discuss “promoting agriculture and rural prosperity...
Mom, 95, and daughter, 71, grow bond in shared senior community home
Mary and Donna Whitworth have always been close. Not even Donna's teenage years (they weren't rebellious, she says) came between the pair, and now that they're sharing...
Faith Focus: Unsubscribing from God
Each day, roughly 269 billion emails are sent globally. Sometimes it seems like they all land in my inbox, but research says the actual average number of...
Church builds home for Rio Grande Valley family during Spring Break
While some people may go on exotic vacations for Spring Break, 24 volunteers from First Baptist Church in Lufkin traveled to a Peñitas, Texas, to build a...
Exploring Creativity
During spring break, children involved with the Buckner Family Hope Center at the Texas Rangers MLB Youth Academy in Dallas had the opportunity to explore their creativity...
Faith Focus: Small steps of faith
Friday was National Shoe Day, and after distributing more than 3 million shoes over 20 years, we at Buckner know a thing or two about footwear. Many...
Why shoes are the first step out of poverty
Today is National Shoe the World Day, a day helping to change the fact that in the realm of humanitarian aid, shoes are often an overlooked necessity. Of...
Love by the letter
Handwritten letters are a scarce form of communication in an age of instant connection at the touch of a button. But for residents of Buckner Westminster Place...
Faith Focus: Will you reach out?
It’s never easy going into a new situation. Perhaps no one knows that better than children in the foster care system. They’re suddenly removed from their homes...