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 Lufkin
Buckner Children and Family Services in
Lufkin restores families, supports at-risk
children and empowers the community
to meet the needs of children and families
in crisis.
Programs
Buckner Family Place
Buckner Family Place in Lufkin provides families the
opportunity to live in a safe secure environment
while program participants learn the necessary
skills needed to become self-sufficient. Families
are provided support through the provision of
affordable housing, high quality child care,
financial assistance, vocational training, parenting
education, budget training, life skills and individual
and group counseling. Family Place works in
collaboration with Angelina College and the Women's
Shelter of East Texas and has been operating in
Lufkin since 1997.
Program applicants must be 18 years of age or older
and have completed the Texas Higher Education
Assessment (THEA). Students currently enrolled in
college or a training program with a minimum 2.0
GPA are also eligible for admission. Applicants must
not be in default on a student loan and have full
custody of all children who will be entering the
program.
Learn more about Family Place Midland and two of its graduates: Lisa and Michelle.
Child Development Center
The Buckner Child Development Center located on the campus of Buckner Family Place, provides structured child care for children from birth to age 12. Center staff gives loving child care services in a Christian environment not only for the families living at the Family Place, but also for the children of Angelina College students and the community at large. The Center also offers Early Head Start services to children ages 0-3.
Transitional Care Services
Many former residents or foster children, once
removed from the structured environment, often are ill-equipped to handle situations faced in adult life. And without a support system, many find themselves unemployed and homeless. Buckner supports these children through TRAIL (Transitioning to Responsible
Adult Independent Living).
TRAIL is for young adults ages 17-21 who are transitioning from Child Protective Services care to independent living. Assertive case management provides support as they work toward self-sufficiency by gaining education, job skills, life management skills and social skills. For more information, call Buckner TRAIL at 409-866-0976. (Funded in part by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services)
Foster Care and Adoption Services
Buckner provides families in the Lufkin 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 936-637-3300. Learn more at www.beafamily.org/locations-lufkin.shtml.
How You Can Help:
• Pray: Make a commitment to pray for the children and families of Lufkin.
• Give: Make a donation online to support Lufkin programs or call 214-758-8050 to make a donation by phone.
• Volunteer: Email volunteers@buckner.org to learn how you can get involved!
• Collect Shoes: Host a shoe drive or give a pair of shoes to help vulnerable children in Lufkin and around the world. For more information, visit www.shoesfororphansouls.com.
• Be a Foster or Adoptive Parent: Learn more about becoming a foster parent or domestic adoption through Buckner in Lufkin/Nacogdoches by calling 936-637-3300 . Or to adopt a child internationally, visit www.dillonadopt.org.
Contact Us:
Buckner Family Place
Buckner Foster Care and Adoption
3402 Daniel McCall, Suite 21
Lufkin, TX 79504
936-637-3300
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