Our Mission Statement
Pearl S. Buck International is a non-profit organization with three distinct functions that operate as one with the common mission of continuing the legacy and dreams of Pearl S. Buck. her commitment to improving the quality of life and expanding opportunities for children and promoting an understanding of the values and attributes of other cultures, the injustice of prejudice, and the need for humanitarianism throughout the world. 

Our History
Pearl S. Buck International is the umbrella organization under which Welcome House's international adoption programs, Opportunity House's child sponsorship programs, and the Pearl S. Buck House National Historic Landmark operate.

Welcome House was founded by Ms. Buck in 1949 as the first international, inter-racial adoption agency in the United States. Later, in 1964, the Pearl S. Buck Foundation (now called Opportunity House) was established to address the issues of poverty and discrimination faced by children in Asian countries. Then, before her death in 1973, Pearl Buck bequeathed her 68-acre Bucks County estate, Green Hills Farm, to what would eventually become the headquarters for Pearl S. Buck International.

Pearl S. Buck International is dedicated to preserving the legacy of this incredible woman through the programs for which she dedicated her life.

For more information regarding PSBI and its programs call 215-249-0100 or email info@pearlsbuck.org

This page was last updated on June 28, 2010