General Info

The Rio Grande Children s Home provides emotional, spiritual and educational support to children and sibling groups. It offers a variety of leisure and recreational activities, including sports, arts and crafts and music. The organization owns three family-style cottages. The Rio Grande Children s Home is located in Mission, Texas, and is a part of Buckner International, which is a multiservice agency that serves widows and orphans. The parent company additionally provides foster care, adoption and maternity services. Founded in 1879, Buckner International also operates a full-service international adoption agency. Its Buckner Family Place and Family Pathways programs assist participants with college admissions, financial aid paperwork, scholarship resources, day care, counseling and apartment living.