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8 ways to get involved with Buckner in 2013
If you want to make a difference in the lives of others this year, we've got you covered. Here are eight ways you can get involved with...
Dorka says, “Thank you!”
Many of our supporters never get to personally experience the end result of all the shoe collecting, sorting, packing and shipping – putting shoes on the feet...
Buckner honors Preston Hollow Women’s Club for philanthropy
[caption id="attachment_5903" align="alignright" width="500" caption="Buckner Foundation honored the Preston Hollow Women's Club as their Volunteer Philanthropists of the Year at the National Philanthropy Day 27th Annual Awards...
Crafting for cash in the Rio Grande Valley
By Lauren Hollon SturdyBuckner InternationalA few months ago, Lorena Reyes, 26, didn’t know the first thing about handicrafts. Today, she’s a crafting queen.She’s part of a new...
Seniors at Parkway Place use technology to get in shape
Aaron Mendoza, an 88-year-old Parkway Place resident, hit a nearly-perfect score of 299 during a recent national competition in Wii Bowling.
Buckner gives ‘a little help’ to East Texas families
By Chelsea QuackenbushRain fell off and on one Friday morning in late August as the last of the summer days faded away and a hope for a...
With help from Buckner Family Place, young mom ready for future
An interview with CBS 7’s Tatum HubbardEditor’s note: Odessa native Tatum Hubbard anchors the 6 and 10 o’clock news for CBS 7, serving Midland-Odessa and the Permian...
Farmers Cooperative Compress Partners with CoBank to Provide Support for Local Buckner Foster Children
LUBBOCK – Farmers Cooperative Compress’ gift of $1,500 to Buckner Children and Family Services in Lubbock was matched by CoBank to provide support for Buckner International’s local...
Jobs for Life changes lives
[caption id="attachment_5803" align="alignright" width="500" caption="Sylvester Willis graduated from the Jobs for Life class at Buckner's Longview Community Transformation Center in May 2012, where he learned faith-based principles...
Buckner builds better businesses, families
By Chelsea QuackenbushOsvaldo and Maria Salazar live with their two young sons on the edge of a colonia in what used to be a trailer barely held...