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Celebrate Orphan Sunday Nov. 4 with a shoe drive!
Orphan Sunday is coming soon and we’d love for you and your church to celebrate with us by hosting a shoe drive through Shoes for Orphan Souls®,...
CiCi’s Pizza Barefoot Run to Benefit Buckner Shoes for Orphan Souls® this Saturday
COPPELL, Texas –The second annual CiCi’s Pizza Barefoot Run, benefiting Buckner Shoes for Orphan Souls, will be held at 8 a.m. Oct. 6 at Andy Brown Park...
Texas and Tennessee shoe drives net more than 50,000 pairs of shoes
August and September marked the end of two of the largest shoe drives of the year – the Houston community drive, and the WMBW and WFCM radio...
Kiwanis Governor Recognized at White House for Work with Shoes for Orphan Souls®
Susan Hennum, governor of the TX-OK District of Kiwanis International, was recognized this week at the White House as a “Champion of Change” for her work with...
Guatemala: One by One, 10 Years Strong
By Chelsea QuackenbushBuckner InternationalThe height of the Martín Prado Vélez Bridge, better known as El Incienso Bridge, in Guatemala City is enough to make even the bravest...
We asked, you gave …
… and the results are outstanding!The preliminary results are in and we surpassed last year’s contributions and the number of donors who participated in DonorBridge Giving Day...
Entergy Charitable Foundation Provides Support for Buckner Youth Aging out of Foster Care
BEAUMONT – Entergy Charitable Foundation gave $2,000 to Buckner Children and Family Services in Beaumont to provide support for youth aging out of the foster care system...
Abigail’s Smile
Meet Abigail. She first came to Buckner through Bible classes and Vacation Bible School at the Buckner Community Transformation Center in Jocotenango, a small community nestled in...
Presidential Perspective: Back to School
By Albert L. ReyesPresident and CEO, Buckner InternationalIt’s back-to-school time again. You can almost hear the groans of all the kids as they see the summer evaporate...
Birthday Wish Brings Blessings to Children Worldwide
It all started with an advertisement on the Disney channel one morning in June. Thomas Martinez ran into his mother’s room and asked her to stop blow-drying...