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Friday photo: Easter celebration

Last week, 507 people attended an Easter celebration on the proposed site of the new Buckner Family Hope Center at Bachman Lake in Dallas. Around the property, 227...
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A lasting impact: following up with Parkway Place’s “Littlest Angel” volunteer

The name “John Henry” is famous at Parkway Place, and the red-headed boy behind it more famous still. John Henry Donnelly, now 15 years old, began volunteering...
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Thank you for helping Guatemalan children go to school

In the whirlwind of humanitarian aid, it usually feels like we’re moving from one crisis to another. Sometimes the need seems so dire, and we race from...
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Buckner offers sneak peak at new program for young women aging out of foster care

Buckner International offered Dallas a sneak peak April 10 at its newest program designed to help young women aging out of foster care succeed as adults. Community...
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Brian Robbins named vice president of operations for Buckner Retirement Services

Officials with Buckner Retirement Services have announced that Brian L. Robbins has been named vice president of operations for the Dallas-based organization effective April 17. Robbins is...
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Faith Focus: God save us

Yesterday, we kicked off Holy Week by celebrating Palm Sunday. We remembered and reflected on Christ’s triumphant entrance into Jerusalem. Christ riding on a donkey. Palms trees...
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Friday photo: City Credit Union hosts shoe drive

In honor of their 75th anniversary, City Credit Union is giving back to the Dallas-Fort Worth community. Throughout the month of March, City Credit Union partnered with Buckner Shoes...
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Dancing through life

It’s 10:15 on a Monday morning in Beaumont, Texas. The air inside the Calder Woods auditorium is almost as thick as the southeast Texas humidity outside. Nearly...
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Steps toward a bright future

When 19-year-old Angela* came to the Life Design Program, she was seven months pregnant and had nowhere to live. Due to her unintended pregnancy, she felt plans for...
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Conroe computer company provides laptops for Buckner Family Pathways moms

Bruce Freeman often helps people put their computers back together. Whether someone walks in with a virus, malfunctioning software or some other computer malady, the president of...
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