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Support the Families for Orphans Act

The Joint Council for International Children’s Services (JCICS) is promoting a nationwide call to action for support of the Families for Orphans Act June 28 - 30.The...
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Update: Ministry Continues in Honduras Despite Conflict

(HONDURAS) -- Recent rumors in San Pedro Sula, Honduras purported that the city “shut down,” but Buckner Director of Missions George McCain confirms the reports are untrue.“A...
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China Trip Rerouted to Vietnam

By Analiz G. SchremmerMission trip participants scheduled to travel to China on Aug. 30- Sept. 9 will instead fly to Vietnam or receive a refund.The missionaries signed...
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Antle Named TAHSA Administrator of the Year

By Analiz G. SchremmerBuckner International(AUSTIN, Texas) — The Texas Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (TAHSA) named Doyle Antle, Buckner Villas Administrator in Austin, administrator...
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Bringing Change to South Oak Cliff

By Ryan BrownBuckner International(DALLAS, Texas) – High crime rates, low school retention rates and low employment rates are a part of life in South Oak Cliff and...
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Texas Community Cooks Things Up for Orphans

(SEGUIN, TEXAS) – Full appetites and a year’s worth of bragging rights were on the line at the third annual Taste of Seguin fundraiser June 17 at...
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Change 10

By Jenny PopeAbout 100 kilometers east of Addis Ababa is the city of Nazaret, the third largest city in Ethiopia. More than 1 million citizens live here,...
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Dallas Foundation’s $25,000 Gift Goes the Distance for Families in Crisis

By Emily UnderwoodBuckner International (DALLAS, Texas) – If a penny goes a long way, then The Dallas Foundation’s $25,000 gift to Buckner’s Crisis Relief Center goes the...
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Parkway Place breaks ground July 1 for $2.5 million wellness center

(HOUSTON, Texas) — Parkway Place, a Buckner senior living community in West Houston broke ground July 1 in preparation for construction of a $2.5-million wellness center to...
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Foster Families Receive Red Carpet Treatment at Camp Buckner

(Burnet, Texas) - Buckner foster children and families left their worries at the gate when they arrived at Camp Buckner for a weekend retreat June 10-12.“I think...
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