Grant Monies Will Be Used to Prepare Tulsa for National Suicide Prevention Lifeline’s 988 Dialing Code, Effective July 2022. Family & Children’s Services is pleased to announce it has received the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline’s 988 State Planning Grant through Vibrant Emotional Health, the nonprofit administrator of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Lifeline). Through the…
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If your household makes less than $57K per year, you are eligible to get free tax preparation by trained professionals. With the financial hardships many have experienced this past year, we are always looking out for opportunities to provide assistance. That’s why we’re excited to tell you about the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), a…
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A global pandemic couldn’t stop holiday cheer, warmth and kindness as over 215 donors provided gifts and basic needs for 1,279 Family & Children’s Services’ (F&CS) children and families in need through the annual F&CS Holiday Assistance program. For so many F&CS clients, December is a month filled with difficult decisions. Many low- and no-income…
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The Family & Children’s Services (F&CS) Resource Room, located at the Sarah and John Graves Center, obtained a grant in December from the national retailer Walmart. Proceeds benefited 78 clients, who received Christmas baskets and blankets. The baskets consisted of a ham or turkey, side dishes such as green bean casserole, sugar cookies with icing…
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Florence Beeman celebrates her 100 birthday on December 30. Family & Children’s Services applauds Florence with a look back on her lifetime of compassion, support and love for others. Happy Birthday, Florence! Originally published December 3, 1986, in the Tulsa Tribune (an afternoon daily newspaper published in Tulsa, Oklahoma). Story written by Tribune Writer, Ron…
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