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World Vision gives Buckner more than 17,000 pairs of shoes
DALLAS – World Vision donated more than 17,000 pairs of new shoes for Buckner to distribute to clients in domestic programs. Distributions of the shoes started in...
Buckner Family Hope Center founder named 2015 Outstanding Woman
HOUSTON – The North Harris County Branch of the American Association of University Women named Buckner Family Hope Center Houston/Aldine founder Sylvia Bolling as one of their...
Longview: LeTourneau, Buckner partnership helps improve academic readiness for elementary students
From the Longview News-Journal: LONGVIEW, Texas - Schoolchildren across the state have spent the past several months prepping for mandated tests, and LeTourneau University entrepreneurship students have...
LNJ: Buckner International breaks ground on new campus for single moms, children
Buckner International expanded its East Texas ministries Monday with a groundbreaking ceremony in South Longview. "This is a natural extension of the good work that has been...
Buckner International breaks ground on $6 million project for new campus
LONGVIEW, Texas – Buckner International executives and community leaders broke ground this morning to begin construction on the $6 million dollar project for the new Buckner Family...
Faith Focus: We are family
Editor’s note: April is National Volunteer Month. All month, we’ll be featuring devotional thoughts from Buckner volunteers around Texas. If you’d like to browse our online database...
DALLAS: Woman, 68, learns to read through Oak Cliff nonprofit’s pilot adult literacy program
DALLAS - Jerutha Pratt said one day she wants to read a newspaper at the graveside of her brother. She’s closer to doing that, as the 68-year-old...
Buckner in Amarillo
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Moonstruck
On May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy stood before Congress and called the country to a monumental task: "I believe that this nation should commit itself...
Midland: Single mother receives opportunity after teen pregnancy
MIDLAND, TX (Local Big 2 News) - After a teen pregnancy, a mother of two received the opportunity of a lifetime and is currently interning with Representative...