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Continuing the adventure | Buckner Villas
Buckner Villas resident Anna Gatti has lived an exciting, adventurous life. And at 91, she’s no where near slowing down.She has lived all over the world –...
Her name was Mary
Her name was Mary. The fire that took the lives of her family also left her terribly scarred, and when all of the other orphans ran to...
Featured volunteer opportunities — We need you!
April is National Volunteer Month, and what better time to find a place to plug in and use your talents to serve others?Buckner International has a wide...
No signs of slowing down | Buckner Calder Woods
Connie Dickinson, a resident at Calder Woods in Beaumont, began doing volunteer work in her community 27 years ago and has been going strong ever since. Nothing...
Resources to read, learn from and share for Child Abuse Prevention Month
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, so we’d like to share this list of helpful child abuse-related resources. First things first: what is considered child abuse and how...
Meet a social worker: Phoebe Hawkins
As you may know, March is National Social Work Month. We appreciate the hard work our social workers do across Buckner, whether in foster care and adoption,...
Buckner monitoring situation in Russia, planned mission trips currently unaffected
A Buckner security assessment team is monitoring the situation between Russia and Ukraine to determine how it may affect mission trips planned for St. Petersburg this year.Russia...
Meet a social worker: Alejandra Ramos Smith
Meet Alejandra Ramos Smith, a foster care caseworker for Buckner in Midland, Texas. She has been in the social work field for nearly eight years and has...
Join us April 13 for Buckner Day at the Rangers
Buckner International invites you to Buckner Day at Globe Life Park in Arlington on Sunday, April 13! The Texas Rangers will take on the Houston Astros at...
The state of foster care from a roundtable of experts
Why is foster care important? What is the Church's role? What are the common misconceptions about foster children and how to parent them? We sat down with...