FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 18, 2019 Tulsa, OK — Uptrust, a court reminder text message communication tool, has officially launched a partnership with the Tulsa County Public Defender’s Office (TCPD) and Family & Children’s Services (F&CS). Uptrust, TCPD and F&CS will work together to connect TCPD with defendants via text message to remind…
Women in Recovery (WIR) graduates participated in the community dinner event “Elbowls to Elbowls” featuring visiting artist Michael Strand event at the Philbrook Museum last November. The event was part of Tulsa Arts District’s First Friday Art Crawl. They shared stories about their recipes, and attendees enjoyed a bowl of free food in exchange for a…
Through rain or shine, F&CS wraps around children, families and communities. F&CS therapists are embedded in 46 Tulsa-area schools and 13 Headstart programs to work with children in low-income environments. Many of these children, like John in the video above, just need a little extra support.
The COPES (Community Outreach Psychiatric Emergency Services – 24/7 telephone and mobile crisis service) team helps people find light on their darkest of days. In 2018, COPES helped more than 11,600 adults and children find hope when there seemed to be none. Watch the video to hear a story about a man whose life was…
After enduring a series of abusive relationships and using drugs as an escape from her misery, Sonya was homeless, helpless and completely hopeless. When she entered F&CS’s Women in Recovery (WIR), her daughter, Arianna – who was a teenager at the time – was headed down the same dark path. Hear mother and daughter talk…
