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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...
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...
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,...
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...
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....
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,...
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...
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...
Friday photo: Jobs for Life graduates
This is the time of year for graduations and at the Buckner Family Hope Center in Longview, these five women graduated from the Jobs of Life course...
We’re not a retirement facility. Here’s why.
When it comes to senior living, terms and jargon can often be thrown around like vocabulary soup. Nursing homes, assisted living facilities, retirement homes and old folks’...