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September residents of the month

Meet Roger and Lavonia Duck.Lavonia was born in Plainview, Texas. Her family moved to various communities in West Texas where her dad served as a preacher and...
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JoAnn Cole to lead Buckner Adoption and Maternity Services

DALLAS – JoAnn Cole, a veteran staff member of Buckner International, has been named by Albert Reyes to lead Buckner Adoption and Maternity Services effective Sept. 15.In...
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Calder Woods welcomes new health care administrator

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 coordinator...
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Calder Woods welcomes new health care adminstrator

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...
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Harmonizing memory through music

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...
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North Texas family adopts three children

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...
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‘Buckner is a family for me’

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...
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PepsiCo partners with Buckner to collect 1,438 pairs of shoes for vulnerable children worldwide

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...
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Buckner celebrates expansion of Family Hope Center

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...
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