Today is National Shoe the World Day, a day helping to change the fact that in the realm of humanitarian aid, shoes are often an overlooked necessity. Of course, people need food, water, clothes and medicine, but shoes aren’t always top of mind as essential. At Buckner, shoes is one of the most vital services […]
Nonprofit work is an emotional endeavor — a true labor of love. It is nearly impossible not to have a strong emotional response when serving others, and that’s OK. Emotions elicit passion, and it is our passion that fuels our commitment to a cause. But these same emotions can often lead us to act impulsively […]
This week I’ve been in Washington, DC attending the 67th National Prayer Breakfast. It’s been amazing — and I left with a sense of hope. Staff members Arnie Adkison, Adam McKinney and Sarah Klotz accompanied me, along with several Buckner International friends and supporters, including Dr. Jeff Warren, senior pastor of Park Cities Baptist Church […]
In an op-ed for the Dallas Morning News, I highlight the reasons migrants are fleeing Central America and how nonprofits like Buckner International can help improve conditions in these countries. Knowing what motivates migrants to undertake a dangerous journey, like that of the caravan of asylum-seekers from Central America, is key to helping them remain […]
We started an amazing week with our Shining Hope Dallas Campaign Co-Chairs Meredith and Kyle Bebee and Katie and John Golden appearing on WFAA Channel 8 Good Morning Show with Alanna Sarabia to announce the groundbreaking of our new Buckner Family Hope Center at Bachman Lake. If you missed it, click here to view the […]
I am so pleased to share with you that I have been elected as a new member of the board of directors for the Christian Alliance for Orphans (CAFO). I keep a lot of plates spinning in my role as CEO of Buckner International; yet, one of the movements I want to lead Buckner toward […]
If you ask me about the core reason Buckner exists today I would say: “Buckner builds families.” We build families for children through … Foster Care. If a child has been removed from their biological family due to abuse, abandonment, or neglect, Buckner works diligently to find a foster family to provide a safe and […]
Below is a statement I released this morning about immigrant children.
Do you remember the crisis at our border a few years ago when over 60,000 minors arrived at our Texas border? Shortly after that crisis, I stood in the office of Mr. Oscar Padilla, Vice President of External Affairs for Guatemala in Guatemala City. I remember his words as though they were said yesterday. He […]
Buckner is not new to Houston. In fact, we have been in Houston since the 1950s. But the major focus of our work has been in providing senior adult living services through Parkway Place in Houston. Susan Phelps is the new Executive Director of Parkway Place and is doing a fantastic job. Over the past […]
