It’s October, and things are a bit spooky around Family & Children’s Services. The agency, a Tulsa United Way Agency (TAUW) since 1941, has joined other community agencies with the kickoff of their annual TAUW campaign. F&CS is grateful to the leadership team and employees for their support as well as the support of others…
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From left: Claudia Arthrell, Gail Lapidus and Glenda Wheeler. After serving Family & Children’s Services (F&CS) for more than 40 years, as of Oct. 1, Claudia Arthrell moves forward to the next chapter in her life – retirement. “There is an old adage that some people attain their highest selfhood in a long career of…
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On Thursday, Sept. 19, Gov. Stitt and several members of his Cabinet visited Family & Children’s Services Women in Recovery to learn more about program initiatives. In his State of the State speech earlier this year, Gov. Stitt requested $1.5 million of his proposed budget toward the program. Read the full transcript of the speech…
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Tulsa has been faced with high suicide rates and untreated mental illness. These issues have spiraled into crisis, which overwhelms first responders. As a result, the Community Response Team was formed in response to these needs. This collaboration between Family & Children’s Services COPES, Tulsa Police and Tulsa Fire is a mobile mental health crisis…
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On Friday, Sept. 6, employees of Enterprise Holdings, Tulsa Tech, Williams Company, and Schnake Turnbo Frank participated in the 2019 Tulsa Area United Way’s Day of Caring project at Family & Children’s Services’ nine locations. The mission of Family & Children’s Services is to heal hurting and abused children, strengthen families and provide hope and…
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