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Heroes on the frontlines
Day in and day out, frontline heroes are serving in the communities of the most vulnerable throughout the current pandemic. Within the walls of Buckner Retirement Services...
When I am scared
I want to confess something to you: I am so scared. For the last four months our world has completely turned upside down, and the life we...
How to handle fear in the classroom during a pandemic
Tim Whiting is an educator for a large North Texas school district. He also has served as a school administrator. In this article, Tim processes how fear...
Backed by faith and hope, single mother finds motivation to fulfill her dreams
After leaving a toxic relationship of eight years, Kiara Phillips stepped out in faith with no plan in sight of what she would do or how she would...
6,000 children receive backpacks filled with supplies
While children may not know what school will look like this fall, 6,000 kids in Texas will be starting the school year with a new backpack and...
Are you finding time to rest in God?
I recently took my first vacation in over a year. Thanks to the pandemic, I had no agenda and no plans, just a rare opportunity to rest....
Buckner receives $50,000 grant from OneStar Foundation for pandemic relief efforts
In partnership with Gov. Abbott, the money is for nonprofits working to support the most vulnerable and underserved across Texas. Buckner Children and Family Services is the recipient...
The latest Buckner Today available online now
The latest Buckner Today might look a little different than you’re used to seeing, but you will still find stories of hope and encouragement from our Buckner families, staff...
Buckner Counseling Services and The Center for Integrative Counseling and Psychology provides support in the comfort of families’ homes
As the orders to stay sheltered at home and to social distance have continued for weeks, the services Buckner offers continue adapting to meet the needs of...
Volunteers in Rio Grande Valley send backpacks of hope to foster children when camp was canceled due to COVID-19
For the last five years, the employees of Star Properties Real Estate send foster children at the Buckner Rio Grande Children's Home in Mission, Texas, to summer camp with...