Laughter, smiles and big hugs filled the room on August 2 at the Greater Tulsa Association of Realtors (GTAR) Backpack for Kids party where children picked up their backpacks and enjoyed free ice cream, pizza, a photo booth and more. Since 2006 GTAR has partnered with Family & Children’s Services to link children with the…
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What if Tulsa’s brightest and most innovative professionals came together to help nonprofits solve problems and provide creative solutions? That’s exactly what happened at Family & Children’s Services Women in Recovery (WIR) program when four Fellow from The Mine were placed as consultants, designing a token economy for WIR to reinforce positive behavior. The Mine, a program that…
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Every year, millions of men, women and children are trafficked and forced into slavery. It is estimated that human trafficking generates billions of dollars per year, this is second to drug trafficking. Most cases go unnoticed because victims rarely come forward due to language barriers, fear of traffickers and/or fear of law enforcement. Human trafficking…
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2 Works for You teamed up with GenScripts Pharmacy, UniFirst, Route 66 Chevrolet, Mattress Firm and the Tulsa Oilers to collect items for Family & Children’s Services homeless outreach, crisis services, children and adult mental health clients. From December 15 through January 31, Tulsans dropped off 1124 blankets, 716 pairs of gloves, 23 scarves, 210 hats,…
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Lindsay McAteer had been addicted to drugs for 20 years when she was arrested on a drug charge and was looking at a potential sentence of 12 years to life. The judge offered her another option: the Family & Children’s Services Women in Recovery (WIR) program, an intensive, outpatient alternative for women facing long prison…
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