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The “Well, duh” of holistic wellness

Buckner Retirement Services’ approach to holistic wellness has a significant impact in an ever-growing circle of lives. Meeting the whole person’s needs – physical, mental, social, and...
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New Houston Family Hope Center becoming a reality

Once, a second Buckner Family Hope Center in Houston was merely a dream. We saw multitudes of vulnerable families and children who needed help, and wanted to...
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‘Granny Tax’ Legislation Targets Dallas Area Seniors

A group of non-profit area health care providers are concerned that legislation in the Texas legislature will tax large numbers of elderly in nursing homes. Known as the...
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Faith Focus: Intentional living for Christ

Chances are this devotion arrived in your inbox quietly after a pile of weekend junk mail and before the deluge of early morning messages about the million...
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Friday photo: Families are never alone

At Buckner Family Pathways, families are never alone. At Family Pathways, families build lasting relationships not only with each other but with Buckner staff as well, like Holly Valentine,...
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Coming full circle

The paper cover of a rectangular Snapfolio book from Edwards Photo Service in Tyler, Texas, is worn soft from years of being passed from box to box,...
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Buckner Spring Break house build blitz set to radically transform lives of seven families in one week

This week, teams from across the state are striving to build more homes simultaneously than Buckner International has ever attempted during Spring Break in Peñitas, Texas. “We...
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Family Pathways Dallas: A Place of healing

To Stephanie Richards, Buckner Family Pathways in Dallas is a place of healing.  "I consider myself one of God’s servants with a broken wing,” she said. “I’m...
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Faith Focus: ‘The pleasing aroma of Christ’

When Vivi first came to her Buckner foster home, she was frightened to be away from her foster mother, Robin. Her foster mother meant comfort, safety and...
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Friday photo: Property prayer

Last week, 80 volunteers participated in a clean up and prayer walk at the proposed site of the new Buckner Family Hope Center at Bachman Lake in...
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