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Family Place offers opportunity … and sometimes shelter from abuse Veronica Castillo has lived at Buckner Family Place in Midland for nearly two years. While she is earning an education and paving the way for a future for herself and her 9-year-old daughter, she also recognizes she’s found a safe ...
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If you want to make a difference in the lives of others this year, we’ve got you covered. Here are eight ways you can get involved with Buckner and help orphans, vulnerable children and families in 2013. 1. Host a shoe drive. Thanks to those who support Shoes for Orphan ...
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Many of our supporters never get to personally experience the end result of all the shoe collecting, sorting, packing and shipping – putting shoes on the feet of children in need. If you’ve never been on a shoe delivery trip, you may wonder what the children are like, what they ...
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By Lauren Hollon Sturdy Buckner International A few months ago, Lorena Reyes, 26, didn’t know the first thing about handicrafts. Today, she’s a crafting queen. She’s part of a new program at the Buckner Community Transformation Center in the Rio Grande Valley called Karis Abounds. “I used to know nothing ...
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HOUSTON, Texas – You may not expect seniors in their 80s and 90s to bowl competitively and win, but that’s exactly what is happening at Parkway Place, a senior living community in Houston. Instead of tossing around 10 pound balls, the senior athletes stay in shape by picking up wireless ...
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By Chelsea Quackenbush Rain fell off and on one Friday morning in late August as the last of the summer days faded away and a hope for a new school year rose in Longview, Texas. The line of families braving the rain outside First Baptist Church snaked around the corner ...
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An interview with CBS 7’s Tatum Hubbard Editor’s note: Odessa native Tatum Hubbard anchors the 6 and 10 o’clock news for CBS 7, serving Midland-Odessa and the Permian Basin. Tatum recently interviewed Buckner Family Place participant Kelsey Hernandez, 22, a single mother of two girls, to talk about Kelsey’s past, ...
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By Lauren Hollon Sturdy Anita Morris packed up her bags and boarded a plane to travel more than 5,000 miles to start a new life. She hadn’t expected anything to come of the application she handwrote and mailed off months before. When she got the paperwork back, she could hardly ...
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By Chelsea Quackenbush Osvaldo and Maria Salazar live with their two young sons on the edge of a colonia in what used to be a trailer barely held together by some plywood and nails. When a strong breeze rolled through, the tin roof shuddered and the walls creaked in agony. ...
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At the Buckner Community Transformation Center in Longview, Leilani Anderson sees a lot of emotional hardship. “A lot of what I deal with has to do with low self-image,” said Anderson, Buckner case manager. “Many of the people who come to us have heard all their lives that they’re no ...