For more than 20 years, Buckner International has offered hope and provided change to children and families in East Texas.

Today, Buckner provides at-risk children, families and senior adults in East Texas with a variety of services, including counseling, crisis relief, foster care and adoption training and services, and community outreach programs.

Foster Care and Adoption

Buckner provides families in East Texas with training and resources needed to become a foster family to a child living in the state’s custody or by adopting a child available for adoption in the United States or internationally.

Counseling Services

Buckner counseling services are designed to reach and inspire hope in every member of the family. A caring and well-trained professional can assist in resolving conflict, discovering strengths and moving forward with confidence so that you may experience a fuller relationship with God and with others. Buckner counseling provides services on a sliding scale fee and does not allow finances to prevent counseling services.

The Mission Center

The Buckner Mission Center meets the needs of families by providing basic resources, including clothing, diapers and other aid, and connecting families with other community resources for assistance. Items collected and distrusted at the Mission Center include: clothing, household items, baby items, furniture, cleaning supplies, diapers and baby wipes and hygiene supplies.

STARS After-school Program
The STARS (Serving, Teaching And Reaching Students) after-school program provides middle school children in Longview with a safe, positive and fun learning environment. STARS students are encouraged in their studies, receive social skills training and are involved in Bible study and recreational activities.

Give Now

(LONGVIEW, Texas) – Buckner Children and Family Services wants to help 500 Longview-area children have a merry Christmas through its annual Adopt-a-Family for the Holidays project.

“It’s been a tough year financially for a lot of people and we want Longview families to know that we are here to help,” said Michelle Heflin, community program supervisor.

Families seeking holiday assistance for children (birth-12th grade) can begin making appointments Tuesday, Oct. 6 at 9 a.m. by calling Buckner at 903-757-9383. Appointments will not be scheduled before this date or accepted by walk-in.

Families that are scheduled for a private interview must provide the following information upon arrival or the interview will be terminated:

• proof of monthly income and expenses
• photo ID
• identification for each family member.

Buckner participates as a member of the Elf Coalition, whose members include Haverty’s Angel Tree, Toys for Tots, Salvation Army, Highway 80 Rescue Mission, Blue Santa and Buckner.

“The purpose of our cooperative efforts is to avoid duplication of services, promote the holiday assistance project to the community at large, and ensure that families who need assistance can access that assistance easily,” says Waynelle Kuhlman, chairperson for Haverty’s Angel Tree.

Buckner is also seeking individuals and families to sponsor Longview-area families in this project. To learn more about the ways you can help, contact Buckner at 903-757-9383.

The Buckner Foster Care program provides the unique opportunity for a family to share their home with a child in need of a temporary home. Currently, there are approximately 500,000 children living in foster homes in the United States with close to 30,000 in Texas. Many of these children have been removed from their homes for abuse or neglect.

When you become a Buckner foster parent, you make an investment in the life of a child. These are children who belong in families – children who need families to love and care for them.
As a Buckner foster parent, you become part of a family that has been caring for children and families since 1879. With ministries throughout Texas and around the world, Buckner is a strong, stable support system for you and your foster child.If you are interested in learning more about this life-changing ministry to children, please give us a call at 903-757-9383. We’d love to tell you about how God is working in these children’s lives and the lives of our foster families!