In the Rio Grande Valley, our ministries serve vulnerable children and families with resources and support to protect children, strengthen families and transform generations.

The Varlack family opened their home to children with love, encouragement and faith through Buckner Foster Care and Adoption.Mario, a hardworking single father who lives with his four children in a tiny, broken down trailer with no roof, found support through counseling and classes at the Buckner Family Hope Center®. Anjali and her husband, Adan, qualified for a new home through Buckner Healthy Housing and taking courses at the Family Hope Center - changing the trajectory of their family. 

Buckner provides resources and training needed to become a family to a child for a season or forever through domestic foster care or adoption. Children in these programs most often are referred through the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services due to experiencing abuse, neglect or abandonment. Learn how you can change the life of a child through foster care and adoption by calling 855-264-8783.

Buckner Rio Grande Children's Home provides campus foster homes for children. Foster families live in Buckner-owned cottages, providing a consistent home environment for children who are in the state's custody and may have been abused, neglected or abandoned. 

Buckner has Family Hope Center locations in the Rio Grande Valley area:

• Buckner Family Hope Center at Peñitas
• Buckner Family Hope Center at Donna

Our programs seek to engage through family assistance and community events; equip families through education, financial empowerment, child and youth development and spiritual development; and elevate families through family coaching, counseling and spiritual enrichment. Call 956-519-3100 for more information.

We offer opportunities for church, community and business groups to become involved in our work in the Rio Grande Valley through Buckner Missions and Healthy Housing. Our team provides group coordination services for a meaningful, transformational experience. Contact us here for more information.

The Buckner Family and Youth Success (FAYS) program in the Rio Grande Valley, formerly known as STAR, helps children and families in Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Kenedy and Willacy counties. 

The Buckner FAYS program is funded through the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS). Learn more about this free service in Rio Grande Valley, or call 956.668.0145.

You can shine hope in the Rio Grande Valley today. Visit Volunteer Central for ways to get involved and impact the vulnerable children and families in your community.