Marilyn* was 53 years old when we first got to know her. Marilyn was single and unemployed, but her biggest concern was her 32-year-old son, Jason. Jason had a serious medical condition and a mountain of medical bills. Marilyn, though, had a sure-fire plan to get Jason out of debt. She’d kill herself. You see,…
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Friends are like quilts. They never lose their warmth. A warm THANK YOU to our friends at Fellowship Lutheran Church for their continued generosity towards the Early Childhood Program at FCS. This time, 100 quilts will bring much warmth during the cold weather. This time, 100 quilts will bring much warmth during the cold weather.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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