HOPES Program - In-home parenting education, developmental assessments, resources and referrals, family well-being support

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Buckner Children & Family Services in Longview, Tx is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Buckner offers a wide variety of services to children, families and single parents in the Longview area with the goal of building the skills and knowledge they need to succeed in life and fulfill their potential. This profile highlights our BUCKNER HOPES program. The Buckner HOPES program is an in-home parenting education, developmental assessments, resources and referrals, and family well-being support.

Our goals include:

  • Encouraging positive parent-child interactions
  • Teaching parents about early childhood development
  • Increasing children’s school readiness and success
  • Offering health and development screenings
  • Providing a network of support and encouragement for families.

Address: 1014 S. High St, Longview, TX, 75602

Phone number: (903) 757-9383

Email: mlane@buckner.org

Hours of Operation: Mon - Fri; 8am - 5pm

Parenting is hard even without extra life stressors. But when a family is going through challenges, it's OK to ask for help. Buckner International offers Healthy Outcomes through Prevention and Early Support (HOPES) to families. Parents who are expecting a baby or have a child up to age 5 can benefit from free assistance through Buckner HOPES. Some of the advantages of services include:

  • Access to a parent educator that specializes in early childhood
  • One-on-one sessions to discuss your specific family challenges
  • A customized plan to help parents and child(ren) to be successful
  • Child developmental assessments

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Our services are provided at no cost.

Eligibility Requirements: Prenatal mothers and families with children 0-5 years old.

How often can someone access our services? 2 years

Areas we serve: Gregg, Rusk, Harrison, and Upshur counties.

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Services offered in: English & Spanish

Want to join our amazing staff? Click here to view our job openings!

Volunteer Opportunities:

  • By volunteering through Buckner International, your unique skills and abilities can meet the needs of the vulnerable children, fragile families and single parents in your community. Join the movement that has transformed lives since 1879 through hands-on ministry. Click here to check out our volunteer opportunities!
Donations - Your gift will …
  • Give families the coaching and counseling they need to experience healing.
  • Provide single parents with life skills training, child care, family coaching, and affordable housing.
  • Equip children with safe, comfortable shoes and socks to protect their small feet as they walk to and from school.
  • Ensure foster children are placed with loving families so they can experience wholeness and healing.

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Mission: To follow the example of Jesus by serving vulnerable children, families and seniors.

Website: For more detailed information about our services and resources please visit us at https://www.buckner.org/longview

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Contact Information:

Address: 1014 S. High St., Longview, Texas
Phone: (903) 757-9383

Service Areas:

Gregg County, TX / Harrison County, TX / Rusk County, TX / Upshur County, TX

Cost/Fees:

Free
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Headquarters:
1014 S. High St., Longview, Texas

Buckner Children & Family Services - Longview

Lacy is a single 25-year-old facing an unplanned pregnancy, unsure if she can parent her child. Mackenzie and Taylor have been in foster care for six years and are anxiously awaiting a forever family to adopt them. Doris and Peter are empy-nesters, looking for a life of community and meaning as they live out their retirement years.

Buckner offers a wide variety of services to children, families and single parents in the Longview area with the goal of building the skills and knowledge they need to succeed in life and fulfill their God-given potential.

When you volunteer with Buckner in Longview, you will meet people like Lacy, Mackenzie, Taylor, Doris and Peter. You will minister to them and pray with them. Their stories will leave an eternal impact on your soul. The Buckner ministry is unlike any other.

In Longview, we provide:

Foster care and adoption

Buckner provides the training and resources needed to become a family to a child for a season through foster care or a forever family through domestic foster care or adoption. Children in these programs are most often referred through the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services due to experiencing abuse, neglect or abandonment. We also respond to mothers experiencing an unplanned pregnancy with counseling and support. Learn more by calling 903-757-9383.

Buckner Family Hope Center® in Longview

The Family Hope Center programs offer child-centered, family-focused places where families go to find hope, support and empowerment in their community to reach their fullest God-given potential. The key to the succes of the Family Hope Center is found in combining effective programs and passionate people to help families that are experiencing poverty, family issues and lack of services.

Our programs seek to engage through family assistance and community events; equip families through education, financial empowerment, child and youth development and spiritual development; elevate families through family coaching, counseling and spiritual enrichment.

For more information about the variety of services offered through the Family Hope Center, call 903-757-9383.

Buckner Family Pathways®

We provide single-parent families the opportunity to live in a safe, secure environment while completing their educational or vocational goals and learning the skills they need to be self-sufficient. Families are provided support through access to affordable housing, financial assistance, counseling, spiritual growth and case management services.

Want to know more? Call 903-757-9383 for more information.

Healthy Outcomes through Prevention and Early Support (HOPES)

Many of the most formative moments in a child's life happen in their first five years. That's why Buckner provides crucial parent educators for vulnerable families through Buckner HOPES. Through one-on-one sessions, parents learn best practices for raising children, setting the stage for young people to reach their God-given potential. For more information, call 903-757-9383.

Senior living at Buckner Westminster Place

A lazy retirement is a thing of the past at Buckner Westminster Place, where residents thrive on active, healthy living amid the towering pine trees and East Texas charm. Independent living residents enjoy spacious patio homes with beautifully landscaped lawns and headache-free apartments in a welcoming community, free of the complications and worries of owning a home. Westminster Place is Longview’s best choice for lakeside retirement living. Learn more by clicking here.