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‘God honors a cheerful giver:’ Family Pathways moms give back to Buckner, community
Moms are some of the busiest people in the world. They often juggle childrearing, careers, marriages and sometimes, schoolwork. It doesn’t seem like most moms would be...
Overcoming hurdles: Foster youth uses past experiences to support the foster care community
Courtney Greer is determined. She’s responsible, mature and hardworking – characteristics not often found in a 19-year-old, but after spending eight years in the foster care system,...
New Senior Vice President of Buckner Children and Family Services announced
DALLAS – Brad Barnett has been named Senior Vice President of Buckner Children and Family Services, according to Buckner International President and CEO Albert Reyes. His first...
Faith Focus: The faces – and feet – of shoes
“You call Me Teacher and Lord. This is well said, for I am. So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought...
Friday photos: The Buckner Heritage and Learning Center
Today, Buckner staff had a first look at the new Buckner Heritage and Learning Center on the east Dallas children's campus. The museum-like space is an interactive...
Back to school: Family Hope Center volunteers teach participants joy of reading
Jerutha Platt needed to pick up her medication, one of many errands she had to run that day. She wanted to bounce in, pick up her pills...
Buckner makes going back to school easier for vulnerable children
Going back to school is easier this fall for vulnerable children, thanks to Buckner International efforts across the state. Working with a variety of partners, Buckner distributed...
LONGVIEW: College students travel from East Texas to serve others
Students from two area universities chose not only to travel this summer, but to travel and serve others. East Texas Baptist University students took a trip to...
An experience. And a calling.
The moment I stepped off of a bus on my first international mission trip and mentally photographed a smile from a little boy, I experienced a feeling...
Friday photo: San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Two children at the Buckner Family Hope Center in the Las Brisas community of San Pedro Sula, Honduras. Buckner staff is helping their mothers with spiritual development,...