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Reconnecting with Marta
Earlier this year, we met Marta and her family, who participate in the Buckner Family Hope Center at Bachman Lake in Dallas. Through the Family Hope Center,...
Surprise! Buckner single mom receives car for Christmas
LaShonda Haynes came to God’s Garage, a nonprofit repair ministry that helps single mothers and veterans, to receive presents from a toy drive. She was thankful to...
Christmas is coming and volunteers like you are helping children and family across Texas celebrate early
Christmas is still 21 days away, but volunteers across Texas, like you, are helping vulnerable children and families celebrate early. Moms, dads, children, bikers and even Santa...
Baptist Retirement Community dedicates Elsie Gayer Chapel
Members of the Baptist Retirement Community came together with Buckner Retirement Services staff to dedicate the Elsie Gayer Chapel. On hand were members of the Gayer family,...
Advent week 1: The wish list
I was saddened recently to hear the news that the 125-year-old iconic company, Sears, has filed for bankruptcy. I have fond memories of getting the big “Wish...
Friday photo: Macon serves as panelist for a Congressional briefing
This week Samela Macon, senior director of domestic foster care and adoption at Buckner International presented on "best practices in pre and post adoption services" as a...
Three siblings find forever home after being in kinship care for over two years
November is National Adoption Month and throughout the month we have been highlighting some ways you can help foster and adoptive parents. Because once you know about...
Today is Giving Tuesday. See how you can help!
Today is a big day for us at Buckner. Today, millions of Americans will donate generously to the causes they hold most dear on the eighth annual...
Faith Focus: Is the world just too busy?
The other night, I was walking through a poorly-lit part of a town I didn’t know well. My youngest son and I were on our way to...
Thankful for you
The definition of thanksgiving is the expression of gratitude, especially to God. At Buckner, Thanksgiving is a divine reminder of how many incredible people have blessed our...