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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...
Cowboys Linebacker Keith Brooking Hosts Party for Buckner Foster Children
DALLAS - Dallas Cowboys Linebacker Keith Brooking hosted a party for Buckner foster families on Dec. 10 at the Buckner Children’s Home campus. The children are participants...
Buckner, Baylor Collaborate to Provide Crisis Pregnancy Services
DALLAS – Buckner International, the 131-year-old Christian social services organization, and Baylor University Medical Center signed a collaborative agreement Dec. 8 to provide crisis pregnancy counseling services...
Single Mom, Kids Receive Home Makeover Dream for Christmas
SOUTH DALLAS - Latoya Irish and her three children received a Christmas wish of a lifetime Dec. 15 when more than 150 “Elves in Disguise” gave them...
Buckner Retirement Services, Inc. Opens GreenRidge at Buckner Villas
$38 Million Construction Project Revitalizing North Austin Community AUSTIN – Buckner Retirement Services, Inc. celebrated the grand opening of GreenRidge at Buckner Villas, the Tuscan-villa inspired independent...
131 Years Ago Today
by Dr. Albert Reyes On December 2, 1879 the first three children that were received into the Buckner Orphan’s Home in Dallas were John and Alice...
Dallas Mavericks Host Turkey Dunk for Buckner Kids
DALLAS – The Dallas Mavericks and Nick & Sam’s Steakhouse hosted 120 children from Buckner after-school programs on Nov. 22, teaching them how to shoot some hoops...