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Food donations create summer serendipity
“Burgers up!” rang the joyful cry at the Buckner Center for Humanitarian Aid when In-N-Out Burger restaurants unexpectedly donated a surplus of hamburger buns and lettuce heads...
The formula for family
“Family isn’t biology – it’s chemistry,” says Shelley Neimer. If that’s true, the Neimers, Rattans and Rushings have the formula down. Their tight-knit relationship is almost 15...
Dallas foster parents live out their ‘untraditional love story’
By Lauri Ann HansonFor college sweethearts Calvin and Melanie Bailey, it was love at first sight. And still is.“She was drop-dead gorgeous, so friendly, and she just...
Dominican Republic continues movement toward foster care
SANTO DOMINGO, Domincan Republic – The Dominican Republic took another public step toward starting a national foster care program as Claudia Leon, executive director of Buckner Peru,...
July resident of the month
Meet our July resident of the month, Carolyn Randall. She is an avid reader and participates in the Parkway Place book club. In honor of her late...
A badge of honor | Buckner Parkway Place
It was his fifth mission as a bomber pilot during the Second World War and pilot Birt Brumby, then 23, was leading the second crew of the...
A badge of honor
It was his fifth mission as a bomber pilot during the Second World War and pilot Birt Brumby, then 23, was leading the second crew of the...
Sen. Cornyn visits Family Hope Center
U.S. Senator John Cornyn of Texas visited the Buckner Family Hope Center in Penitas, Texas, in June, seeing firsthand the impact the ministry has on vulnerable families...
Going for the goal: Former foster youth on track for a bright future
By Lauren Hollon SturdyChristian Camacho likes life to be orderly. A clean-cut finance major at Texas Tech University, he dresses neatly, typically sporting a polo shirt, khaki...
Family, pure and simple
Asking the Lowerys what they most like doing together is to misunderstand them completely. They're gracious and friendly, so they answer the question. They’re possibly even too...