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Help children discover their super stories
Books and stories take us to a place we can only imagine. Along the way, they embed lessons and knowledge children can apply throughout their lives. Buckner...
Countdown to camp
“When is camp? When’s camp? Is it time for camp yet?” After hearing her children’s excitement about the Foster Family Camp at Camp Buckner, Kara Curfman, mother...
Dallas family declares ‘This is our time’ to succeed
Tilia Sanchez volunteers at Burnet Elementary School in Dallas whenever she can. She wants to make the school the best it can be for every student, including...
Faith Focus: Sitting on the precipice of something new
In an office near the front of the Buckner Children and Family Services campus in Longview, Texas, Buckner Family Coach Courtney Barr visits with a mom. Her...
Friday photo: Midland celebrates three families adopting last week
Last week, Buckner International celebrated with three families in Midland as they finalized the adoptions of four children. Smiles and joy filled the courthouse as four children...
Pet therapy team volunteers with Beaumont seniors
Say hello to Calder Woods’ Volunteer of the Year, Dr. Hank. Dr. Hank is a trained therapy dog who visits the Beaumont senior living community every Friday...
What is hospice?
“Hospice” is a word many avoid like a rattlesnake in June. But do we really know what it means? Hospice is not something to be afraid of,...
A life-changing call
Rena Nichols lived in the Longview, Texas, area her whole life, raising three children and tirelessly providing for them as a carhop, hotel housekeeper and furniture office...
‘I’d like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free’
On Dec. 1, 1955, Rosa Parks boarded a largely empty bus in Montgomery, Ala. after a long day at work as a seamstress. She walked by several...
Friday photo: LeTourneau University nursing students shine hope in Dominican Republic
Robert Greenleaf, who founded the modern servant leadership movement, once said: "Good leaders must first become good servants.” Changing the world requires investing energy and resources into...