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East Texas high school athletes collect backpacks, stuffed animals for Buckner foster children
When children are removed from their home due to neglect or abuse, it often happens quickly. As a result, children many times leave most of their belongings...
Baptist Retirement Community partners with local museum to provide art classes for seniors
When the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts learned that Andres Gonzales, a certified activity director with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Angelo State University, was...
Faith Focus: Love is all you need
Fifty years ago, the Beatles were part in the first live international satellite television special. It was called “Our World” and featured the debut of one of...
Friday photo: Student volunteers from Texas A&M University revitalize Beaumont campus
This month, nearly 50 student volunteers from Texas A&M Fish Aides stopped by the Buckner campus in Beaumont to work on some service projects. The group was...
Retired artist leads painting classes at Parkway Place
For 86-year-old Eleanor Loose, art is not just a hobby; it’s a way of life. From the time Eleanor was a child, she’s loved all forms of...
Volunteers change lives through Buckner International
Volunteers have always been at the heart of Buckner International’s efforts to protect children, strengthen families and serve seniors, and you truly stepped up in 2016. The...
Can using Facebook mean living longer?
Millennials across the globe get plenty of flak for their obsession with Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat and the wide scope of social networks developed through a tiny digital...
‘The shoe boy’ fulfills mission to help vulnerable children through Buckner Shoes for Orphan Souls®
When Jonathan Miller was 10 years old, he became extremely concerned about the plight of widows and orphans worldwide, so he went to his church bishop to...
Faith Focus: What’s your story?
Last week, representatives from Subway stores across East Texas presented a check for more than $8,000 to Buckner Shoes for Orphan Souls® to shine hope into the...
Friday photo: East Texas Subway presents check to Buckner Shoes for Orphan Souls
In the month of August, locally-owned SUBWAY® restaurants in the Tyler, Longview, Nacogdoches and Lufkin, Texas, area partnered with Buckner Shoes for Orphan Souls® by allowing Subway customers throughout the...