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Calder Woods welcomes new health care adminstrator
September 15, 2014
Michael Cummings is the new health care administrator at Calder Woods. He started Sept. 2. Cummings joined Buckner Retirement Services three years ago as the senior living...
Harmonizing memory through music
September 15, 2014
A new documentary, Alive Inside, has sparked an innovative therapy approach with seniors who have Alzheimer’s and memory issues. The documentary explores the positive effects of music...
North Texas family adopts three children
September 2, 2014
Labor Day weekend held a special celebration for North Texas couple Joshua and Jeralee Redmon as they finalized three adoptions – two through Buckner International and one...
‘Buckner is a family for me’
September 2, 2014
Za-Kiya Payne – or Mama Kiki, as the neighborhood kids call her – has opened her heart and home for anyone in need of a hug or...
PepsiCo partners with Buckner to collect 1,438 pairs of shoes for vulnerable children worldwide
August 27, 2014
Global food and beverage leader PepsiCo collected 1,438 pairs of shoes this summer to benefit vulnerable children served around the world by Shoes for Orphan Souls®, the...
Buckner celebrates expansion of Family Hope Center
August 27, 2014
Buckner International executives and community leaders celebrated the new expansion of the Buckner Family Hope Center in Peñitas, Texas, with a ribbon cutting and ceremony at 2...
Buckner seeks donations of hygiene kits for Latin American immigrant families
August 21, 2014
Buckner International is asking friends and supporters to collect and assemble hygiene kits for distribution to vulnerable children and families who are crossing the Texas-Mexico border in...
Walking by faith
August 18, 2014
Mauvirine Sorrell walks around Buckner Parkway Place in Houston for exercise. Due to some medical issues, she's limited to moving around inside. She's accepted that and cherishes...
August resident of the month
August 15, 2014
Dot Powell was born and raised in Spartanburg, S.C. After high school, she attended Converse College, a small college for women, in Spartanburg. She met her husband,...