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, community outreach programs and innovative residential care at Buckner Westminster Place for senior adults.
Foster Care and Adoption
Buckner provides families in the Longview community and surrounding areas with training and resources needed to become a family to a child living in the state’s custody or to a child available for adoption in the United States or internationally. For more information on ways you can be a family, call 903-757-9383. Learn more at www.beafamily.org.
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. All counselors are trained and licensed Christian professionals that emphasize the role of prayer and have a strong personal commitment to biblical principles.
Buckner counseling provides services on a sliding scale fee and does not allow finances to prevent counseling services. Call 1-800-329-5494 for more information or to make an appointment today.
The Mission Center
The Buckner Mission Center meets the needs of low-income 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. Find out how you can help by calling 903-234-1399.
The Mission Center also helps support two big events in the Longview area:
School Supply Train: Buckner partners with the Junior League of Longview and other community businesses and organizations to serve hundreds of children and families in August with basic school supplies and needs, including vaccines, haircuts and more. To find out how you can get involved, call 903-757-9383.
Adopt a Family for the Holidays: Each year many families anticipate Buckner’s Adopt-a-Family for the Holidays program which matches needy families with sponsors in the community. Sponsors, such as individual families, Sunday school classes, businesses and civic groups provide food and gifts to families. Buckner staff and volunteers are often able to share with clients that it is God’s love for us that encourages donors and sponsors to share His love with others, often strangers, at Christmas. Clients truly experience Christ’s love through words and deeds during this season. To find out how you can get involved, contact us at 903-757-9383.
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. The STARS after-school program is a partnership between Buckner and First Baptist Church in Longview. Find out more by calling 1-800-329-5494.
Buckner Westminster Place
Surrounded by tall pines in the heart of Longview, Buckner Westminster Place provides superior choices and exceptional amenities to meet the needs of senior adults. As one of the first communities in Texas to offer the revolutionary Green House® program, Westminster Place provides a continuum of care which includes independent living, assisted living, and advanced memory care at The Harbor. Learn more at www.bucknerretirement.org/longview.
Buckner Children and Family Services
110 E. Cotton St.
Longview, TX 75601
903-757-9383
Mission Center
903-234-1399
Buckner Westminster Place
2201 Horseshoe Lane
Longview, TX 75605
903-234-0000
