On October 19, Pulitzer-Prize winning New York Times Op-Ed columnist Nicholas Kristof spent the day featuring FCS’s Women in Recovery (WIR) of Facebook Live to help others better understand the connection between addiction and sexual abuse and involvement in the criminal justice system. View the video on Kristof’s Facebook page by clicking here. Kristof said…
Family & Children’s Services has achieved accreditation through the Council on Accreditation (COA). Accreditation is an objective, independent validation of agency performance. COA accreditation involved a review and analysis of administration, management and service delivery functions against international standards of best practices. FCS was praised for its high-quality delivery of innovative, evidence-based programs and integrity…
In August, just in time for back to school, the Greater Tulsa Association of Realtors (GTAR) Foundation threw a party for 452 Family & Children’s Service’s kids. At the party, each child received a backpack filled with back-to-school supplies and clothing essentials. The Backpack for Kids event, not in its 11th year, believes that all…
Marge Betley joined Family & Children’s Services in June 2016 in the newly created position of Chief Development & Communications Officer. Previously she served as statewide Director of Development for the Oklahoma chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association. During her tenure there the chapter raised a record-breaking $1.3 million for its Tulsa Memory Gala and over…
Oklahoma Senators Kevin Matthews and Dave Rader along with Representatives Dan Kirby, Jadine Nollan, Mark Lawson, and Kyle Hilbert attended a tour of Family & Children’s Services (FCS) in Tulsa to learn more about stopping the rise of mental health and addiction in Oklahoma. The tour, led by FCS CEO Gail Lapidus, FCS program chiefs…
