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Buckner International, Star of Hope to Collaborate on Educational Ministry to Single-Parent Families
HOUSTON — Buckner International and Star of Hope Mission formally announced a new transitional program for single-parent families Feb. 22 at Star of Hope in Houston. (more…)
The Mother Effect
By Jenny PopeBuckner InternationalClick here to see Shanjula's video testimony.Shanjula Harris woke up early every morning in the homeless shelter to help her children get ready for...
Buckner International Develops Foster Care Programs Worldwide
By Analiz G. SchremmerBuckner InternationalDALLAS – Buckner International has been providing homes for orphans and vulnerable children in the United States since its inception in 1879. But...
Volunteers Still Needed to Deliver Shoes this Spring Break
By Lauren HollonBuckner InternationalDALLAS – A Shoes for Orphan Souls mission trip to Guatemala is in danger of being cancelled if more people don’t sign up within...
String Players Serenade Shoppers for Shoes
By Lauren HollonBuckner InternationalGRAPEVINE, Texas – Twenty-six students from kindergarten through 12th grade spent their Christmas break serenading shoppers with violins, violas and guitars during a fundraiser...
Finding Tess
In the blue of the pool, between waves and the tiled bottom, I’ve lost her. My daughter’s missing in the chaos of churning chlorine. Arms, legs, heads...
Haiti Update: One Year Later
[caption id="attachment_3362" align="alignnone" width="495" caption="Gladys Thomas, right, embraces a relief worker in the days following the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. One year after the storm, Haiti continues...
Top 10 Ways to Do Something in 2011
The New Year is here and we’re all looking for ways to improve our lives. Why not look for ways to improve the lives of others, too?...
Buckner Romania Becomes Independent NGO
Twelve years after it established an NGO (Non-Govermental Organization) in Romania to help that country’s overburdened orphanage system, Buckner International announced Jan. 1 that it is endingfinancial...