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Faith Focus: Beverlye Dodd’s story is the story of all of us
Beverlye Dodd grew up being told she was not smart enough, not good enough and not worth enough—and never would be. Today the life of the 89-year-old...
Friday photo: Family Hope Center at Bachman Lake graduations
This month, Buckner leaders honored the first graduating classes of the Buckner Family Hope Center at Bachman Lake in Dallas. Joy beamed across the graduates' faces as...
Born to serve: Parkway resident shares history as a foster mom
Beverlye Dodd grew up being told she was not smart enough, not good enough and not worth enough--and never would be. Today, however, the life of the...
Buckner receives funds from Touchdown Houston: Like it on social media!
According to Touchdown Houston, “Super Bowl LI may have been the greatest Super Bowl of all time, but the collaboration with the 78 nonprofits that were awarded...
If you have not volunteered to serve children and families in need, here’s what you’re missing
Many of us want to volunteer to help someone else but many times we don’t know how or where to start. Soon, our motivation dwindles and we...
Holistic ministry: The relationship between faith and social work
I’m a Christian. And I’m a social worker. Some would even call me a Christian social worker. For some, that will be hard to reconcile. At times,...
Faith Focus: What’s the capital of Delaware?
As someone who has interviewed thousands of individuals in my career, I’ve probably asked more than a million questions. That might even be underselling the number. When...
Happy Father’s Day!
Involved fathers are key to building strong families. That’s why many Buckner Family Hope Centers have specific ministries where fathers gather to learn from each other and...
Fathers: The key to strengthening families quickly
Social workers are trying to find it. Researchers are looking for it. Individuals desperately search for it. Lawmakers even try to legislate it. The silver bullet that...
A light that shines through the darkness
Cecilia Valencia and her husband Daniel Lopez sighed with relief when they learned they qualified for a new home build by Buckner Domestic Missions. Getting a new...