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Buckner Shoes for Orphan Souls® thanks you!
Have you ever donated a pair of shoes to Buckner Shoes for Orphan Souls®? Because of your help, more than three million pairs of new shoes have...
3 reasons why a Buckner Shoes for Orphan Souls® shoe drive is perfect for your Rotary Club
Since 1999, one of the ways Buckner International has served children throughout the world is by providing the gift of shoes. In fact, Buckner Shoes for Orphan...
Enrich the lives of senior adults with San Angelo Gives Day
Jerry Purkaple loves crafting things with his hands. Bruce McLaren does too, and used his talents to create a 32-foot pinewood derby track for fellow Baptist Retirement...
Pulling back the curtain on child abuse: Signs a child is being abused
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month and Buckner wants to assure every child lives in a safe and nurturing home. You can also play a role...
5 tips for a successful shoe drive
After signing up to host a shoe drive through Buckner Shoes for Orphan Souls®, we always receive one question back: How do I make this shoe drive...
Number of children sleeping in CPS offices spiked in March
Last week, The Dallas Morning News reported that the number of children sleeping in Texas Child Protective Services' offices doubled in the month of March. The increase is...
Welcome to shoe week
The last week in April is always an exciting time here at Buckner – it’s shoe week! From Ohio to Texas, teams are gathering shoes to bring...
Faith Focus: Why not being good at everything is OK
I’m not good at a lot of things. If I made a list of them, it’d be extensive Here’s a sample: Repairing cars Giving speeches Hiding my...
Friday photo: Forever family
The Wright family is celebrating this week as they adopted little Jonah. Jonah came to the Wright's home when he was just an infant. Married almost 18...
Buckner Senior Living breaks ground on Ventana by Buckner
Buckner Senior Living broke ground Thursday, April 20 to launch construction of its new $136 million Ventana by Buckner community in Dallas located at the intersection of...