Buckner Lufkin

10/13/2026

If the following phrases mean anything to you , then it’s your sign to host a booth at your church for national Adoption Month.

- Jars of Clay
- Invisible Children
- Waves of mercy, waves of grace
- youth group but spelled yth grp

What would you add?

*caveat, everyone should host a booth for Stand Sunday

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10/09/2026

Join us on November 8, 2026, as we stand up for the nearly 80,000 children waiting for adoption. You can get involved by downloading the resources on our website and rallying your church for Stand Sunday. Visit https://na2.hubs.ly/H07-2s_0 for more info.

source: datacenter.aecf.org

09/29/2026

For every one child raised by relatives in foster care, roughly 19 children are raised by kin outside the foster care system. This means they don’t have access to monthly stipends, free resources, a community of partners, counseling, support groups, and more. At Buckner we go above and beyond to help our kinship families, so we can ensure children thrive. If you are in a situation where you are raising a grandchild, niece, or someone else in the family, let Buckner help.

Visit https://na2.hubs.ly/H07sJZ50 to contact us today.

09/23/2026

09/16/2026

Everybody needs a day out of the office to paint! The Craft Shack let us be creative with our door mats and helped us along the way. We are grateful for time to fellowship together and recharge so that we can continue shining hope into the lives of children and families in Deep East Texas.

09/04/2026

Every parent holds a vision for the future of their family. That vision is not about fixing what is broken, but about strengthening what is already present — the determination to create opportunities that last beyond the present moment. Education is one of the ways families turn that hope into something solid. It offers more than a job today; it opens doors that remain open over time. At Buckner, this understanding shapes how Buckner Family Pathways® is designed and how families are supported as they work toward independence.

Read more about the vision for Family Pathways in the latest edition of Buckner Today.

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09/01/2026

Kinship care allows children to be placed with relatives after being removed from the home. Kinship care is always the first choice because it is proven that kids have better success rates when they are with people they know. Kinship care also allows foster parents to receive financial help, resources, community, and more so that they can care for the children. So often families walk this road alone. Buckner wants to help empower you so children can remain with their relatives and begin to thrive in a stable, loving environment.

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08/27/2026

Are you a single parent, working towards your educational or vocational goals? Join us for one of our upcoming virtual Family Pathways meeting to learn more today.

Buckner Family Pathways provides single moms with safe, affordable housing, child care, counseling, and helpful resources — so you can be fully present at school and at home while you pursue your education.

Fill out a short inquiry form and someone will be in touch with you soon with more information on the application process. Applicants must be 18 years of age or older and be enrolled in an educational or vocational program: https://na2.hubs.ly/H07rWzp0

Upcoming meetings:
📆 Tuesday, September 8, 2026 at 11 a.m.
📆 Thursday, September 24, 2026 at 5:30 p.m.

08/26/2026

Right now, there are over 500 children over the age of 13 waiting for adoption. These are kids who, by no fault of their own, need a safe place to call home. The statistics are staggering for youth who age out of foster care, but loving families can make a difference.

If you’ve ever thought about adoption, consider adopting a teenager. We have virtual information meetings where you can learn more about adoption and our organization.

We promise to walk beside you with counseling, resources, and more as we work together to provide loving homes to deserving kids.

To learn about how you can adopt a teenager, fill out the contact form on our website: https://na2.hubs.ly/H06X2bz0

08/25/2026

This last Saturday, our Buckner Lufkin and Buckner Beaumont centers held a TBRI Family Fun Event at the Ellen Trout Zoo in Lufkin thanks to the Region 5 Heart Gallery of Southeast Texas grant.

Our Buckner counseling team was able to lead a training on Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI), an attachment-based, trauma-informed intervention that is designed to meet the needs of children who have come from hard places. This training provides our caregivers the practical tools to see the “whole child” in their care and help each child we work with to feel valued and seen.

A huge thank you to Longview and Lufkin foster care teams and the Buckner Center for Humanitarian Aid and we look forward to hosting similar events in partnership with Heart Gallery in the future!