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Buckner Honors Valued Volunteers, Donors at Founder’s Day
By Jenny Pope Click here to view the awards videos from the event.(DALLAS, Texas) – In celebration of more than 130 years of serving orphans, at-risk children...
Harvest of Shoes
Shoes for Orphan Souls Help Children Step Back Into the ClassroomBy Analiz González SchremmerBuckner International (BROWNSVILLE, Texas) — Without shoes, Mexican children can’t go to school.
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Samaritan’s Feet Contributes 6,000 Shoes
(DALLAS, Texas) – Samaritan’s Feet, a Christian shoe collection and distribution ministry, gave Shoes for Orphan Souls 6,000 pairs of new shoes from its Indianapolis warehouse April...
Speed Returns to Lead Buckner in West Texas
(LUBBOCK, Texas) — Tommy Speed has returned to Lubbock as the new administrator for Buckner Children and Family Services.Speed formerly served as the director/team leader for Buckner...
Buckner baby finds home again in retirement community
By HUMBERTO MARTINEZBeaumont EnterpriseApril 14, 2009Click here to watch the video.Not everyone can say they'll be living the last years of their life with the same people...
Laura May to Lead Buckner in Southeast Texas
(BEAUMONT, Texas) — Laura May will serve as the new administrator for Buckner Children and Family Services in Southeast Texas beginning May 1.“I have been serving with...
Buckner Begins the 2 Million Shoe Countdown
Which pair will it be? Pink Converse or superhero sneakers? A pair of ‘Big Foot’ athletic shoes or a tiny pair of Crocs?In anticipation of the two...
Top 10 Ways to Get Involved with Buckner
You’ve wanted to make a difference for a while now, but weren’t quite sure how to do it. Now is your chance to do something! We’ve made...
Food for Life
Pulling Village Children out of HungerBy Analiz González Schremmer(OAXACA, Mexico) — Some children are too hungry to go to school.[caption id="attachment_937" align="alignleft" width="250" caption="Women living in La...
Teenage Moms Prepare for the Future
Life is tough for teenage mothers, and nobody knows that better than these women. All five mothers graduated from Forest Klein High School in Houston and are...