WIR zooming through graduation
COVID-19 can’t stop a WIR graduation Family & Children’s Services (F&CS) Women in Recovery (WIR) is an outpatient alternative to incarceration program. WIR participants have strict weekly structured agendas that…
Safe vacations during pandemic could benefit mental health
This summer, road trips surge amid a worldwide pandemic. Studies have shown that taking vacations is good for one’s mental health. According to CNBC, this year, 46 million Americans say they plan to hit the open…
Reaching families in rural communities, one iPad at a time
Michael and his family live in a rural northeast Oklahoma community. Due to the pandemic, his family had lost touch with Rose, a Family & Children’s Services specialist who had only been speaking to his parents via telephone. Because of the interruption, they are only…
Celebrating and supporting fathers
“And I only hope when I have my own family / That every day I see / A little more of my father in me.” — Keith Urban, “Song for Dad” …
FCS’s Response to Racism
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