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Dallas Seniors Encourage the Troops
By Analiz G. Schremmer(DALLAS)—Buckner Hearts in Action, a group of military supporters from Buckner Retirement Village, spent their morning giving out candy, camouflage skull caps and hugs...
Valero donates $10,000 to Buckner children
[caption id="attachment_1567" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Buckner International received $10,00 from Valero. The money will go to the Buckner boys and girls living in residential foster group care, the...
Dreaming of Shoes
[caption id="attachment_1527" align="alignnone" width="482" caption="A total of 121 Shoes for Orphan Soulks were distributed to Ukrainian orphans by An Orphan's Bright Star, a non-profit that serves orphans...
Special Events- Buckner Golf Tournaments
Thanks for all the sponsors, volunteers and participants who took part in our 2009 golf tournaments around the state of Texas. They were a great success! (more…)
Buckner Family Place in Midland Launching Expansion Plan
(MIDLAND, Texas) – Officials with Buckner Family Place in Midland announced Oct. 6 a $600,000 expansion of the facility located at 421 W. Pecan.The expansion increases the...
Dallas Junior League Volunteers at Buckner Warehouse
[caption id="attachment_1496" align="alignnone" width="482" caption="Women from the Junior League of Dallas sort shoes with children from Buckner’s after-school programs in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. After sorting shoes,...
‘We’re in the Miracle Receiving Business’
By Jenny PopeBuckner InternationalOctober 18, 2007 was an average day for Cheri Griffin until she received a phone call that would change her life forever. It was...
More than Just Make Believe
By Analiz González SchremmerCory and Lori Pepiton’s children like playing make believe.In their mind, the playground in their yard is a space ship. They pretend that they...
Robin’s Story
Robin Moore greets us at the front door with three young boys standing nearby. “Anna!” she calls out, grabbing her friend and hugging her around the neck....
Lucy’s Story
Lucy Gutierrez was working at a prison and saw no future in it. She could hardly pay the groceries and wanted out.Gutierrez decided that she needed to...