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Buckner Family Hope Centers: Making summer fun possible for all

Summer is upon us. Swimming pools are open as are students’ schedule for friends, camps and vacations. There’s plenty of time for fun in the sun. In...
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2016 Family Pathways graduates

Buckner is so proud of the graduates of the class of 2016 of the Family Pathways program. These moms have worked through emotional, physical and spiritual issues,...
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Vital signs | Dallas single mom goes from homeless shelter to self-sufficiency at Buckner Family Pathways

6 p.m. That’s when Leticia Harley, her 2-month son and 2-year-old daughter could re-enter the emergency homeless shelter in Dallas. They would file in line early, three...
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Buckner Guatemala gives new eyes to local family

Four-year-old Oseas was playing in the yard with his older brother in the quiet community of San Luis Puerta Negra in San Jose Pinula, Guatemala. The boys...
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Faith Focus: Coming to Christ with confidence

Asking for help can be difficult and humbling. Many of us struggle to admit our need for assistance until we don’t have any other option. Denise Macon...
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College students making a difference with Buckner

First Baptist Church in Lubbock recently took a trip to the Rio Grande Valley on a college mission trip. Watch the powerful video to see how lives...
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What does it take to change the life of a single mom? Heart, help and hope

When Denise Macon first called Buckner Family Pathways in Amarillo, she was days away from becoming homeless. Now she and her two children have a safe place...
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Beaumont twins in foster care graduate high school, plan for future

So much of growing up has to do with finding a sense of belonging—home. Taylor and Tyler Savoy are twin brothers and they know about that.  ...
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MEMORIAL DAY: Longview veterans lay flags on graves of fallen soldiers

Residents from Buckner Westminster Place in Longview laid flags on the graves of fallen soldiers at Lakeview Memorial Gardens Friday. Many of the residents are veterans so...
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Faith Focus: Generosity begets generosity

As Uyless Bland walked out to the mound at Globe Life Park in Arlington for Buckner Day at the Rangers, he had an entire city behind him....
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