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Family Hope Center Houston/Aldine Series: The Children
Brandy Marsh is self-motivated to succeed. The McArthur High School senior loves music and friends -- and business. She has completed three cycles at Buckner Family Hope...
Family Hope Center Houston/Aldine Series: The Families
Sharon Kayode would do anything for her sons, Raimone and Raimi, but the best thing she could have done was push them into Family Hope Center Houston/Aldine’s...
Family Hope Center Houston/Aldine Series: The Empowerment
Josefina Herrero is well-spoken, professional and educated. She considers herself “a very responsible mom,” adding “sometimes maybe too much.” She hold’s a master’s degree in education from...
Family Hope Center Houston/Aldine Series: The Community
Almost 24 years ago, Sylvia Bolling looked around and saw a need. In fact, lots of them. The community where the public school worker was raising her...
Encouraged to Achieve: Rio Grande Valley Family Hope Center Becomes Second Home for Teen
By Lauren Hollon SturdyBuckner InternationalGraciela Vazquez will be the first member of her family to attend college. She’s excited by the prospect of living on her own...
Tying a Strong Knot of Hope: The Couples
Photography by Russ Dilday Buckner International This summer the Family Hope Center in the Rio Grande Valley saw its first-ever mass wedding, uniting seven confident, assured, hopeful...
Tying a Strong Knot of Hope
By Lauren Hollon SturdyBuckner InternationalSeven brides take turns posing one at a time beneath a red and white ribbon-bedecked arch at the end of the sanctuary’s center...
In Longview, Fit Life encourages healthy lifestyles
By Kelsey BucknerCommunications InternIt’s hot outside, but the oven is even hotter as the 23 class participants pack themselves into a small apartment complex office. As the...
Snapshots from Project Go! 2013
It was an eventful summer for Project Go! and we’re excited to share a quick recap of what our intrepid students accomplished. Thirty-nine volunteers served in five...
Momentum’s the word in South Dallas
By Chelsea QuackenbushPhotos by Russ DildayIf there's one word to describe the atmosphere at the Wynnewood Family Hope Center in South Dallas, it’s "momentum."The physical building looks...