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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...
Road out of poverty marked by 16-year nearly perfect path, MIT researcher argues
Most people know that breaking generational cycles of poverty is difficult. But it may be harder than any of us ever imagined. MIT economist Peter Temin...
National Sibling Day: The importance of a brother and sister
Today is National Sibling Day, and if you have siblings, you know the important role they play in your life. There is not a lot about childhood that...
Faith Focus: A simple prayer
Rather than a traditional devotion this morning, I’m asking you to pray a simple prayer. I’ll be joining you in it, as I’m sure many other people...
Friday photo: Buckner Foster Care and Adoption participates in balloon release for National Child Abuse Prevention Month
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month and several Buckner locations participated in activities to help bring awareness to the issue of child abuse. In Midland, Buckner Foster...
Learning to serve
It’s 9:30 on a Friday morning in Houston, Texas. Parkway Place is already buzzing with activity, residents of the senior living community coming and going from the...
National Volunteer Month: Buckner families give back to their community
Each volunteer at Buckner is an important piece of our ministries and this month we are celebrating National Volunteer Month by highlighting some of our wonderful volunteers...