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Friday photo: Celebrating one year of Ventana by Buckner
One year ago today, Buckner Senior Living broke ground on Ventana by Buckner, a high-rise Life Care community set to open in summer 2019. Construction is now...
Behind the scenes: A day in the life of a senior living community’s maintenance director
For Dragoslav Lukic, director of facilities management at Parkway Place senior living community in Houston, every day on the job is different. Today he’s sharing a sample...
God’s personal touch
Rachel Wallis, director of Buckner Shoes for Orphan Souls®, recently went to Lima, Peru to distribute shoes to vulnerable children. This is her account of helping one...
New beginnings
Being separated from your parents is a difficult experience and journey, so some children and youth who are placed in foster care feel their childhood has been...
Growing families
Clay* and Sharon* Vitano were licensed with Buckner as a foster-to-adopt family but later decided they only wanted to adopt. As an adopt-only provider, the family had to...
Becoming a better father
Due to a strained home life growing up, Manuel Espinoza* struggled to show his feelings or even play with his children. He was also very tough on...
Volunteering: “just the natural thing” for one Beaumont senior
91-year-old Calder Woods resident John Templeton is known around the Beaumont senior living community for his helpful, can-do attitude. During any given week, you’ll find him leading...
Helping a child who is hurting
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month and Buckner wants to assure every child lives in a safe and nurturing home. For many foster children, however, the...
Faith Focus: Who are the first people to volunteer at Buckner?
The first people to jump at a volunteer opportunity at Buckner International don’t hear about it through email. They don’t come across it online or even hear...
The Buckner “pig-me-up”
Meet Max. Max is a four-month-old, 22-pound therapy pig, affectionately known as the unofficial Buckner Hospice mascot. Max began visiting Buckner Hospice patients in March when he...