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Thank you for helping Guatemalan children go to school
In the whirlwind of humanitarian aid, it usually feels like we’re moving from one crisis to another. Sometimes the need seems so dire, and we race...

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Snapshots of Spring Break at Camp Buckner
During Spring Break, 60 families from the Buckner Family Pathways programs around the state gathered at Camp Buckner in Burnet, Texas, for fun,...

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New Houston Family Hope Center becoming a reality
Once, a second Buckner Family Hope Center in Houston was merely a dream. We saw multitudes of vulnerable families and children who needed help, and...

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Seeds of faith – Rebecca Barker Trent
Rhonda Horton and Rachel Haas grew up listening to their mother tell them about their great-grandmother, Rebecca Barker Trent, who grew up at Buckner...

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Give shoes. Send a child to school.
Research has shown time and again that education changes lives. It’s one of the keys for families trying to pull themselves out of poverty. School...

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Buckner International breaks ground for second Family Hope Center in Houston
Leaders from Buckner International broke ground today for a new Buckner Family Hope Center in Houston at the construction site of Star of Hope...

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Buckner International receives grant from Houston Super Bowl Host Committee and NFL Foundation
Touchdown Houston, a charitable giving program created by the Houston Super Bowl Host Committee in partnership with the NFL Foundation, will...

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Volunteers change lives through Buckner International
Volunteers have always been at the heart of Buckner International’s efforts to protect children, strengthen families and serve seniors, and you...

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Change a life: Volunteer at Buckner Family Camp
Throughout the year Buckner foster parents pour themselves into the lives of children. They give their time, energy and resources to minister to...

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The crushing psychological weight of poverty and the need for hope
A few months ago, I met a family Buckner serves in Peñitas, Texas in the Rio Grande Valley. The six of them slept in a run down trailer, their...

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