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Celebrate National Flip-Flop Day and help a child get a new pair of shoes

It's hard to believe summer is already here! While you're making your plans for fun in the sun, be sure to mark your calendars for June 16....
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Let’s kick the summer off right!

The Buckner Family Hope Center at Wynnewood in Dallas recently brought the community together to kick off the season with the Summer Fam Fest and Health Fair....
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Faith Focus: Freeze frame

Last week, Buckner leaders honored the first graduating classes of the Buckner Family Hope Center at Bachman Lake in Dallas. The ceremony is the culmination of weeks...
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Friday photo: Family Hope Center ‘empowers’ Aldine teens for job readiness

The Bucker Family Hope Center at Aldine recently celebrated its spring class of graduates of “Empower 2 Employ,” a self-paced, nine-to-12-month program designed to prepare teens to...
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Baptist Retirement resident remembers “Rosie the Riveters”

To many, the “Rose the Riveter” icon was a symbol of American patriotism. But to 97-year-old Adeline Beach, a resident of Baptist Retirement Community in San Angelo,...
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Like sports? We need you!

Next month, hundreds of children served by the Buckner Family Hope Center at Bachman Lake will gather for sports camps. There, they'll learn new skills, make new...
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Buckner joins Houston Food Bank for Summer Kickoff Party

The Buckner Family Hope Center at Aldine celebrated its partnership with the Houston Food Bank with the Summer Kickoff Party on June 7 at the Houston Food Bank....
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6 last minute tips before your mission trip

“Mission trip season" is upon us and those final hours before taking off are filled with thoughts of things we may have forgotten, double-checking our craft supplies,...
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Pack it up, let’s take it – on a mission trip

You are about to embark on a life-changing experience that will not only make an impact on your life but also the lives of the people you...
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Faith Focus: Cel-e-brate good times, come on!

The first full week of June is upon us. That means graduations and graduation parties. It’s no different here at Buckner, where parents and families are celebrating...
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