Family & Children’s Service Women in Recovery 2nd Annual Holiday Alumni Party was filled with joy, happiness, and fun. The party would not have been made possible without the generosity and vision of our friends and donors. Thank you AcrobatAnt, Bama Companies, Inc., Inc., Eisenhower International School, South County Gymnastics, Cheer & Tumbling, South Tulsa…
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Cherry-flavored lip gloss, Justin Bieber and Monopoly games that last for days. Things like these occupy the thoughts of most 10-year-old girls. But Ella had different things on her mind: her weight, recurrent run-ins with school bullies, the way it felt to slash her forearms with paper clips and suicide. And Ella was just 10…
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The Oklahoma Bar Foundation recently announce that it will provide 2017 program funding to 23 non-profit organizations in the total amount of $444,175. Family and Children’s Services will receive $7,000 for their Tulsa Family Court Program. All grantees provide legal services, law-related education and work to improve to the administration of justice. The 23 Grantees represent…
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Did you know that gratefulness is a key to success in addiction recovery? Family & Children’s Services board members discovered this first hand on November 15 during their board meeting held at Women in Recovery (WIR). As I walked through the doors on the 2nd floor at 1055 South Houston, friendly smiles and warm hello’s…
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Even when cooking eight batches of meth a day, there never seemed to be enough to feed Geana Hill’s addiction. ”I was slowly dying,” she said. One of Geana’s most shameful moments —an arrest and possible 10-year prison sentence—ended with a life-changing placement in Women in Recovery (WIR), a Family & Children’s Services program operated…
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