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Buckner Feels Pressure as Needs Increase
Helping the poorest people in the communities we serve has become a greater challenge than ever as resources are stretched to meet needs.As the U.S. economy continues...
Mother Finds Help for Body and Soul
Recently, a distraught mother walked into the Buckner Mission Center in Longview. As a staff member named Noemy helped her select clothes for her five children, she...
Fitness Instructor Provides Tools for a Fit Body and Mind
By Diamond RichardsonBuckner InternationalDALLAS – Marsha Taplett leans in on a hot June day as a room filled with young girl eyes lock with hers. “Can everyone...
Buckner Beaumont Beautified By Keller Williams Realty
By Lauren Hollon SturdyBuckner InternationalBEAUMONT—Buckner Children’s Village in Beaumont got a major facelift May 12 thanks to Keller Williams Realty Company’s “RED Day” service project. (more…)
Valley Residents Give the Clothes off Their Backs
By Diamond RichardsonBuckner InternationalMISSION, Texas – Many children across the Rio Grande Valley welcomed additions to their wardrobe thanks to the 14th annual Shareable Wearables clothing drive,...
CIOS Foundation to Help Fund Buckner Programs Texas-wide
By Lauren Hollon SturdyBuckner InternationalChrist is Our Salvation Foundation recently approved a grant proposal for $1.275 million to help support several Buckner ministries over the next three...
Bank of America Donates $10,000 to Buckner in North Texas
Buckner International President Albert Reyes accepted a $10,000 gift from the Bank of America Foundation May 27 to fund North Texas ministries. The ceremony was held at...
Partner with Us to Be a Voice!
In Proverbs 31:8, the biblical writer gives an exhortation that we have taken to heart here at Buckner.God’s Word says: “Speak up for those who cannot speak...
Why Family Transition Programs? A Q&A with JoAnn Cole
JoAnn Cole, Senior Director of Campus and Family Ministries for Buckner Children and Family Services
Family Place Midland Helps Single Mom Succeed
Last December, Christina received her degree from the University of Texas of the Permian Basin—as an honor graduate, no less!Christina’s story is special, in part because the...