Buckner began its operations in Dallas, Texas in 1879 when founder R.C. Buckner established the Buckner Orphans Home to care for children orphaned by poverty and war. He also established the first retirement services when he allowed elderly widows to live in cottages on campus to help care for the children.
Buckner is one of Dallas’ longest operating businesses and now serves children and families through community ministry programs, foster care and adoption services and more. Dallas is also the headquarters for Buckner International’s corporate office, Shoes for Orphan Souls and the Buckner Center for Humanitarian Aid.
Foster Care and Adoption
Buckner provides families in the Dallas/Fort Worth community 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 1-866-236-7823 (Adoption) or 214-321-4530 (Foster Care). Learn more at www.beafamily.org.
Buckner Family Pathways
Buckner Family Pathways in Dallas 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 Pathways works in conjunction with El Centro College.
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 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.
For more information, contact Linda Corbin at 214-319-3420.
Buckner Center for Humanitarian Aid
The Buckner Center for Humanitarian Aid is the international receiving and shipping center for Buckner Shoes for Orphan Souls and other humanitarian aid needs, including diapers, clothing, medicines and more. Learn more about the Center and Shoes for Orphan Souls at www.ShoesforOrphanSouls.org.
Buckner serves children and families in the Dallas community through the following church and community programs:
Wynnewood Community Services Center: This community ministry serves inner-city, low-income children and families in South Dallas through an after-school program, food pantry, counseling services, GED/ESL classes, job readiness training, senior citizen activities, spiritual enrichment and much more. For more information, contact Cheryl Williams at cawilliams@buckner.org or 214-948-5153.
Mi Escuelita Preschool: Located on the Dallas Children’s Home campus, Mi Escuelita Preschool teaches English and school readiness to children ages 2-5. The program is a collaboration between Buckner and Mi Escuelita.
Broadway Baptist Church: The collaboration between Buckner and Broadway provides homeless, MHMR and low-income children and families with quality after-school services, a food pantry and access to community services, emotional support and a weekly banquet-style dinner. For more information, contact Dan Freemyer at dfreemyer@buckner.org or 817-336-5761.
Pennsylvania Place: The Pennsylvania Place apartment ministry serves low-income families through educational assistance programs, special events, Bible studies, women’s support groups and more. Contact Anyra Cano for more information at acano@buckner.org or 817-332-9554.
Primera Iglesia Bautista Mexicana: This community ministry is collaboration between Buckner and Primera which serves low-income children and families in Northwest Dallas through a drop-in program, tutoring, computer skills trainings, GED/ESL classes, parenting classes, nutrition classes, special events, exercise and spiritual enrichment. For more information, contact Sandra Martinez at smartinez@buckner.org or (214) 350-9051.
KIDS HOPE USA
KIDS HOPE USA is a national mentoring program where churches train and recruit mentors within their congregation to form one-to-one relationships with at-risk children in neighborhood schools. Buckner works with KIDS HOPE USA to connect and identify interested churches with schools in their area and to support them through the process of training, recruiting, screening and supervising each program. For more information on how your church can get involved, contact Buckner Foundation at 214-758-8050.
Buckner Retirement Village
Buckner Retirement Village offers senior adults in Dallas with an array of distinctive living arrangements – cottages, duplexes, town homes, patio homes and apartments – in a variety of floor plans. Every design offers a wealth of features, including ample storage space, full kitchens and a med-alert system, for your peace of mind. More details at www.bucknerretirement.org/dallas
If you’d like to learn more information about volunteering in Dallas, contact volunteers@buckner.org.
Buckner Children’s Home
5200 S. Buckner Blvd.
Dallas, TX 75227
214-328-3141
Buckner Adoption and Maternity Services
5200 S. Buckner Blvd.
Dallas, TX 75227
1-866-236-7824
214-319-3426
Buckner Missions
4830 Samuell Blvd.
Dallas, TX 75228
214-388-1442
Buckner International – Corporate Office
600 N. Pearl St. Suite 2000
Dallas, TX 75201
214-758-8000
1-888-4BUCKNER
Buckner Center for Humanitarian Aid
5405 Shoe Drive
Mesquite, TX 75149
214-367-8080
Wynnewood Community Services Center
214-948-5153
Park Cities Baptist Church
214-860-1537
Broadway Baptist Church
817-336-7464
Pennsylvania Place
817-332-9554
Primera Iglesia Bautista Mexicana of Dallas
214-350-9051
