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What if you could help a child in need get to school?
#RUNforSHOES starts this Friday, and we need your help to reach our goal of providing the black shoes children in two elementary schools in Santo...
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Non-Conformists: Changing the world one family at a time
Nearly five years after his death, Steve Jobs is largely still considered by many to be the greatest visionary and innovator of his generation. He...
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Run for shoes. Run for education.
Karen is a bright 14-year-old who lives in the Eduardo Brito community in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Many of the families who live in this...
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Buckner Family Hope Centers make going back to school easier for vulnerable children
When the door opened in a small portable building at the Buckner Family Hope Center Houston/Aldine, a soothing voice beckoned a mother and her three...
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Friday photo: Back-to-school
About 300 children received backpacks filled with school supplies this morning at the Buckner Family Hope Center Houston/Aldine. Noble Energy was a...
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What living in a nonprofit community means for you
When residents at each of our five communities sign their agreement, they’re not just placing their name on a legal document. They’re joining a...
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Reading for fun
Barbara McNeir is a “frustrated actress.” She loves drama and being on the stage but she never made a career out of it. She also loves to read....
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Buckner Family Hope Centers: Making summer fun possible for all
Summer is upon us. Swimming pools are open as are students’ schedule for friends, camps and vacations. There’s plenty of time for fun in the sun....
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Buckner still helping Houston flooding victims weeks after storm
Bettye Mack awoke one Friday morning in April to water quickly coming under the door of her house. She did everything she could to make it stop, but...
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Path to freedom: Family Pathways Houston opens door for single mom
Sitting in a Houston jail cell, Lindsay Larson realized things had reached an all-time low. A lifetime of drug and alcohol use had caught up with her...
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