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Parkway Place couple celebrates 75th wedding anniversary
In 1942, World War II was at its peak, a helicopter took its first cross-country ride and Walt Disney’s animated movie “Bambi” was released. It’s also the...
Sad math: Lower incomes plus higher costs lead to struggling single mothers
It’s easy to read gaudy headlines about individuals abusing government assistance programs and assume the worst about every person who is receiving help. It’s easy to assume...
Your parent needs dementia care. Now what?
Updated Oct. 23, 2018: This article has been updated in the wake of Retired Supereme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's announcement today that she has "beginning stages of dementia,...
Pain to perseverance: Conroe mom forges forward to earn college degree
When Ashlee Robinson first met Anna Rodriquez and Carrie Johnson, she couldn’t even look them in the eye. Reeling from what felt like a series of failures...
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,...