My name is Kate and I am 22 years old. I started being bullied in middle school. The boys started getting taller and the girls were getting prettier, apart from me. I was considered overweight for thirteen. I didn’t have many friends, except food. Food was my comfort and the only thing I had control…
Julie Sorrels (center) with her mentor Denise Spiker and WIR’s Mimi Tarrash at the Live United Spirit Awards. Julie Sorrels likes to call herself a “goal digger.” Her perseverance and focus on goal achievement has led her to break free from a 12-year addiction, reconnect with family, lose 40 pounds and run her first 5K,…
Let down and locked up: Why Oklahoma’ female incarceration is so high [revealnews.org] by Ziva Branstetter, Allison Herrera, Harriet Rowan and Eric Sagara The stories behind Oklahoma’s disproportionately high female incarceration rate are the subject of an upcoming investigation by Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting and a forum in Oklahoma City that will explore the experiences…
Family & Children’s Services announces Tina Parkhill as FY18 board president. As the previous chair of the resource development committee, Parkhill enhanced the fundraising efforts of the agency through her inspirational leadership and commitment to F&CS. Q: How do you manage to juggle family, work and community involvement? A: I am very blessed to have a…
