The Family & Children’s Services (F&CS) Parenting in Jail program in Okmulgee has reported a 64 percent success rate of graduates who have had more contact with their children because of the program. Ongoing in Tulsa County for six years, the Parenting in Jail program features the Parenting Inside Out (PIO) curriculum designed to deliver…
Before the Oklahoma Families First Program (OFFP), Sonya did not have custody of her children. Due to substance use and criminal justice involvement, her two older children had been removed by the Department of Human Services (DHS) and were living with family members. She started the program while pregnant with her third child. Sonya had…
Family & Children’s Services celebrated the 35th graduating class of its internationally recognized Women in Recovery (WIR) program. This year, 19 WIR graduates walked the stage to accept their diplomas, including mothers and grandmothers to 40 children and seven grandchildren. The graduates are mothers and grandmothers to 40 children and 7 grandchildren. The 19 graduates…
On Thursday, Oct. 21, Family & Children’s Services’ Women in Recovery (WIR) held a virtual graduation for Class 34. Ten graduates, who collectively struggled in their addiction for 176 years prior to WIR, proudly told their stories reflecting their path to recovery, WIR’s staff dedication, the support of the courts, volunteers and partners. Because of…
Family & Children’s Services’ Women in Recovery joined the University of Oklahoma Women and Gender Studies, Tulsa YWCA Immigrant & Refugee Services, and Still She Rises for a lunch discussion on Women and Incarceration on March 25, 2021. The panelists discussed not only the issues, but also possible solutions and hope.
