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Senior Trip to Foundation Camp

At this high school, camp is a rite of passage on par with prom.

August 2024
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A Simple Request

How House of Faith built community by doing less.

November 2023
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Celebrate Recovery’s Unity on the Frio

12-Step participants from San Angelo find rest and renewal through H. E. Butt Foundation Camp.

September 2023
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Stepping Up

A Foundation Camp retreat for foster dads shines a light on the foster care crisis in Texas.

May 2023
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People Before Camp

American Indians of Texas and the Foundation came together to better understand which tribes specifically would have visited the Canyon.

February 2023
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Expansive Mission: A Reflection from Deborah Rogers

Deborah Rogers, daughter of Howard Butt Jr., reflects on the mission of the Foundation over the past 70 years and beyond.

November 2022
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Why Camp?

The purpose and future of the life-changing Foundation Camp

February 2022
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Putting Mission Into Action

B. T. Wilson’s Outdoor Ed program for sixth graders helped these students find the confidence to serve their communities.

November 2021
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How An Epidemic Helped Create Camp

Nearly 100 years ago, the Butt family faced a sickness worse than COVID-19.

August 2020
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Running Together to Heal Together

A Band of Runners treks across the Canyon during their Foundation Camp retreat in November.

December 2019
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