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Dior Burns named executive director in Houston
Buckner Children and Family Services announces the promotion of Dior Burns as the new executive director of Buckner Houston, effective June 14. In her new role, Burns...
See how you made a difference last year
The past year was, to say the least, unprecedented. But through perseverance, courage and creativity, our team served more than 125,000 individuals. You can read all the...
Paying it backward and forward
Rishun Beasley spends her days looking for something she’s already found. It’s a search that drives her every morning and one she knows will never end. It...
What are your priorities?
This time last year, many of us were watching in disbelief as our calendar emptied. Although my life didn’t have the usual cadence, I still managed to...
Going Gold for Senior Living becomes annual call for community support
Following the success of last year’s gold ribbon awareness campaign, Going Gold for Senior Living organizer Buckner Retirement Services is encouraging its adoption annually. During the month of June, Texans...
What justice looks like depends on where you’re standing
Scott Collins, senior vice president of communications for Buckner International, originally wrote this column for the Baptist Standard as part of a special series "Justice looks like ..." allowing...
Foster youth finds hope through NextStep
Brikti aged out of foster care and needed help. She found Buckner NextStep, a supervised independent living program that provides young adults with the support they need to...
A sacrifice of love
Many people confuse Veterans Day and Memorial Day. While Veterans Day (originally known as Armistice Day and observed on Nov. 11) honors all military veterans who have...
New awareness day spotlights the 23,000 youth aging out of foster care annually
Today is the inaugural National Aging Out of Foster Care Awareness Day, an official day to recognize the thousands of youths aging out of the system each...
When it comes to the foster care crisis, we all want to help
Buckner International President and CEO Albert Reyes wrote this column for The Dallas Morning News. A member of the Board of Trustees of the Christian Alliance for...