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Faith Focus: We never know where meeting a need might lead
In the mid-1990s, roughly 800 of the 4,000 students at Angelina College in Lufkin, Texas, were single parents. Many of them had come back to school to...
Family Pathways: 20 years of ‘a perfect partnership’
In the mid-1990s, roughly 800 of the 4,000 students at Angelina College in Lufkin, Texas, were single parents. Many of them had come back to school to...
Hargett named executive director of Baptist Retirement Community
Buckner Retirement Services named Aaron Hargett as executive director of Baptist Retirement Community, effective Sept. 1. Hargett has served Baptist Retirement since 2007, first as administrator of...
Buckner Family Pathways: 20 years of transformation
Buckner Family Pathways is a family preservation program designed to help single parents strengthen their families and reduce barriers to self-sufficiency, lack of education and independent life...
Buckner Family Pathways equips single parents to dream
Thirty-four percent of children whose parents lack a college education live in poverty. Fifty-nine percent of young children in poor families live with a single parent. For...
Faith Focus: What to do when you’re not good enough
Robbie is a hero of mine. He has been for some time. I admire the energy he brings to every room he walks into, his ability to...
Buckner shines hope after Hurricane Harvey
Hurricane Harvey’s legacy will continue in Houston and Southeast Texas, and our ministries were affected as well. Many of those we serve experienced hardship – and so...
More than a meal: How the dining experience impacts senior adults
For senior adults, the dining experience is more than just a meal. It's an opportunity to socialize with neighbors, engage in conversation and build relationships. It's what makes...
Pain and poverty: Amarillo youth overcomes abuse and abandonment
Energetic, humorous and bright, Briana Gardner is a lively mother filled with courage and tenacity. But she remembers a time when her life was filled with uncertainty...
Loving with ‘Jesus in my heart’
Meet Maria Lucila Valentino de Cabezas: Animated. Bubbly. Expressive. Energetic. Devout. Joyous.
“God has given me the gift of being joyful,” she said. “Happiness is within my heart....