Tulsa has been selected as one of four communities/entities to participate in the launch of the Just Home Project, a national program designed to advance community-driven efforts to break the link between housing instability and jail incarceration.The program will benefit local community partners including Family & Children’s Services (F&CS) Women in Recovery (WIR). “Family &…
by Morgan Phillips, Tulsa People Magazine PART 6 OF 7 ARTICLES IN THE SERIES. Ask anyone who is responsible for the growth and success of Family and Children’s Services over the past 47 years, and the answer becomes redundant: Gail Lapidus. Lapidus joined the organization in 1974 as a fresh-faced 22-year-old hired for outreach in Tulsa’s…
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Despite the challenges of a global pandemic, largest group of interns will work throughout Family & Children’s Services beginning this month. Forty students will obtain broad-based learning exposure to numerous populations, ages and clinical service areas. F&CS’ culture of learning coupled with a commitment to using evidence-based treatment practices ensures interns grow professionally while making a tangible difference in clients’ lives. “For the…
COPES 911, a program of Family & Children’s Services (F&CS) has received a $50,000 grant from Telligen Community Initiative (TCI), a private, Iowa-based charitable foundation. This grant was one of only 15 grants selected for TCI’s 2021 Iowa and Oklahoma-based funding cycle, which awarded a total of $676,430 in grants to nonprofit organizations in these…
