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Buckner provides children in Aldine, Conroe with school supplies
The Buckner Family Hope Center at Houston/Aldine and the Buckner Foster Care and Adoption and Family Pathways programs in Conroe recently provided children in their respective communities...
Let’s go back to school
Going back to school can be an anxious time for students. They’re faced with new teachers, new schedules and maybe even new friends. Buckner Children and Family...
One in a million
Last year, Buckner gift officer Rhandi Bobo volunteered three times at the Buckner Center for Humanitarian Aid in Dallas to sort, prepare and pack shoes collected through...
Churches partner with Buckner International to change the world
Since the very beginning of Buckner International, churches have played a huge role by partnering with us to serve vulnerable children and to strengthen families. Today, hundreds...
Faith Focus: ‘Twas the night before school begins
Shannon* first met Tim* during the second semester of first grade. It was the first time Tim had ever gone to school, and Shannon was trying to...
Strengthening Guatemalans one bright shoelace at a time
What comes to mind when you think of Guatemala? Rainforests, ancient Mayan ruins and volcanoes? Nestled within Guatemala’s majestic beauty lies extreme poverty and disintegration of families....
Friday photo: Hope in Peru
I met Dania at the Buckner Family Hope Center in Villa Hermosa, Peru, while on a shoe distribution trip with Buckner Shoes for Orphan Souls® last month. She...
What it means to be a senior adult
August 21 marks National Senior Citizens Day. To celebrate, we asked residents at Buckner senior living communities across the state to answer the question, "What does it...
Buckner Shoes for Orphan Souls® Birthday Club: It’s a piece of cake
It comes around every year – your birthday. Are you having trouble choosing a party theme? Are you running out of ideas for your birthday wish list?...
Maneuvering the public education system for your foster children
Children who come into your care as foster children always come to you with some sort of trauma. Otherwise, they wouldn’t be in the need of a...