In the News ... "New Buckner director focuses on sustainability, foster and adoption programs"

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• Immediate goals for nonprofit to grow foster and adoption programs

By Steve Kuhlman, Reporter
Midland Reporter-Telegram

MIDLAND, TEXAS - In the face of a potential economic downturn for the Tall City, Buckner Children and Family Services’ new executive director, Jordan Parnell, is focused on promoting sustainability that will keep the nonprofit running smoothly into the future.

“I want to make sure that I’m doing whatever I can from an administrative standpoint to make sure that Buckner is sustainable for 10, 15, 25, 35 years,” Parnell said. “We live in such a volatile economy here in Midland that I want to do whatever I can as far development, program coordination and administration to make sure that Buckner Midland and the programs that operate in Buckner Midland are sustainable for many years to come ...”

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