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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...
Weaving a difference: senior uses basket weaving passion to give back to community
For Lee Rose, basket weaving isn’t a joke. It’s a ministry. Two Saturdays a month, Rose’s apartment at Buckner Westminster Place in Longview is transformed into a...
Finding hope in the midst of the mess
Maria Luisa Morales was hopeless. Her family of six was living in complete disarray in a small trailer. Her children were fighting with each other and threatening...
By the numbers: Poverty in Dallas
Buckner International has served the vulnerable in Dallas since 1879. Through our Buckner Family Hope Center in Wynnewood, Buckner Family Pathways and foster care efforts with vulnerable...