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Faith Focus: What’s on your mind?

Holly Jones, wellness coordinator at Buckner Villas, knows better than to forget her iPod for work each morning. Holly’s well-loved device carries the more than 20 playlists...
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Friday photo: Jobs For Life

Thursday, Buckner President and CEO Albert L. Reyes shared his family testimony during the new Jobs For Life class led by the Buckner Family Hope Center at...
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Books for the blind

Carolyn Randall, a Parkway Place resident in Houston, has been a bookworm her whole life. In fact, she loves books and words so much that she’s dedicated...
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Snapshots of Spring Break at Camp Buckner

During Spring Break, 60 families from the Buckner Family Pathways programs around the state gathered at Camp Buckner in Burnet, Texas, for fun, relaxation and encouragement. From...
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The science behind the playlists: How music selection impacts senior adult fitness

Holly Jones, wellness coordinator at Buckner Villas, knows better than to forget her iPod for work each morning. Jones’ well-loved device carries the more than 20 playlists...
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Buckner International sending food, water filters to flood victims in Peru

Buckner International is shipping more than 500,000 meals and 400 water filters to help the more than 630,000 people who have been affected by the worst floods...
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Faith Focus: The weight of our past

For Melanie, returning to the Texas Hill Country was a homecoming. She’s from the area, but returning there wasn’t high on her list of priorities. The person...
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Friday photo: Bed Boss donates 1,000 mattresses to Buckner

This week Buckner International received a donation of 1,000 mattresses from Bed Boss that will be sent to vulnerable children and families in Guatemala, Peru, the Dominican...
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Seniors set out to walk 1430 miles with Walk Across Texas! program

Sixty seniors at Baptist Retirement Community in San Angelo have set out to complete 1,430 miles worth of activities in an attempt to figuratively “walk” from the...
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Beautifully and wonderfully made

Last week during Spring Break, 60 families in the Buckner Family Pathways programs gathered at Camp Buckner in Burnet, Texas, for a week of relaxation, fun and spiritual...
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