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Game show winner finds home at Calder Woods
“Come on down!” is a phrase most recognize from the long-running television gameshow “The Price is Right.” For 93-year-old Paul Arceneaux, though, those three words bring a...
Why you should be mentored by a senior adult
In honor of National Mentoring Month, Mary Green of Parkway Place is sharing how mentoring benefits senior adults. Mary serves as the life enrichment coordinator at the Houston...
National Book Month: Transformation begins from the inside
Transformation begins from the inside and manifests itself outwardly. That starts with instilling God’s truth in our lives early on. That knowledge provides the foundation from which...
Faith Focus: It’s always time to go fishing
Some people choose a senior living community for its friendly atmosphere, five-star dining or luxury amenities. For Jerry Blissette, however, it was the fishing pond at Buckner...
Friday photo: Texas Rangers visits Family Hope Center in Longview
On Monday, the Texas Rangers visited Buckner children, families and seniors at the Buckner Family Hope Center in Longview as a part of their Winter Caravan, continuing the celebration of...
Friday photo: Residents hit it off with Texas Rangers
Residents of Buckner Westminster Place in Longview got to meet some of their baseball heroes when the Texas Rangers visited Buckner during their Winter Caravan. The visit...
Austin seniors make blankets for the homeless
Austin sees its coolest temperatures during January, with overnight lows in the city often reaching freezing or dipping below. These frigid temperatures pose extra difficulty for the...
How to become a foster parent
The process of becoming a foster parent might seem daunting-a never-ending season of procedures and paperwork-but Buckner will help you every step of the way. And when a...
Want to know more about foster care and adoption? Hit the books!
The journey of foster care is one of the most wonderful anyone will take. It can also be extremely difficult. Education is the key to understanding the...
Faith Focus: What is this thing?
Yesterday for worship I snuck into the sparsely populated balcony of my church and sat with the folks who hope no one notices they are there. Many...