Help for Single Mothers
Your path to independence, stability, and a brighter future
Buckner Family Pathways® provides single moms with safe, affordable housing, child care, counseling, and more — so you can be fully present at school and at home while you pursue your educational and vocational goals.
You don’t have to do it alone
Family Pathways helps develop strong, successful, and sustainable families— so you can break negative cycles of poverty, overcome boundaries that prevent self-sufficiency, and grow positive generational habits.
Affordable, safe housing
Families live in a campus-style community, where you enjoy secure housing at an affordable price.
Child care
Focus on school knowing your children are having fun with friends and experiencing quality care.
Individual and group counseling
Participate in a wide range of programming, including individual and group counseling, parenting education, budget training, life skills training, self-esteem building, and job skills training.
Supportive community
Expert, trauma-informed staff come alongside you to offer accountability, structure, and encouragement as you pursue your academic and vocational goals.
Christian mentorship
A safe and secure environment where participants learn the necessary skills needed to grow spiritually and become emotionally and financially independent.
Transportation assistance
Buckner has a unique collaboration with community-based educational institutions and local social service providers to help single mothers pursuing academic or vocational degrees.
Did you know...
Source: Texas Women’s Foundation
Is Family Pathways right for you?
As a single parent seeking to achieve generational transformation, it’s easy to feel stuck and overwhelmed. Buckner Family Pathways is here to help you reach your goals.
Complete an online inquiry form, and take the first step toward a brighter future for you and your children.
Applicants must be 18 years of age or older.
You must be enrolled in an education or vocational program.
Your goals are waiting for you
You shouldn’t have to choose between being a present parent and pursuing better opportunities for your family. With Family Pathways, you can do both!
Confirm eligibility
Program participants must be 18 years or older and be enrolled in college or a vocational program.
Online inquiry form
Submit the online inquiry form. You will receive a follow-up email with next steps. Please check your junk or spam email folders.
Follow the program
As you pursue higher education, Buckner Family Pathways will help you stay on track and achieve the goals you have for you and your family.
Are you a single parent currently enrolled in an educational or vocational program and ready to learn more about Family Pathways?
When working mothers flourish, their kids flourish too
Buckner Family Pathways® is available in these locations
Frequently Asked Questions
Read through these frequently asked questions about Buckner Family Pathways®.
Give a single mother the gift of opportunity for her children
By helping single moms pursue a higher education, you’re giving children the gift of a brighter future. Give today to help families break negative cycles of poverty and grow generational habits.