The F&CS East Office team places Panera bread in bags for distribution each Monday morning. Jill participates in a fun learning opportunity with her family. She enjoys receiving free bread provided by Panera Bread she obtains from Family & Children’s Services (F&CS), so she and her son make homemade pizzas at home. “My son…
TULSA, Okla. – Family & Children’s Services (F&CS) and the George Kaiser Family Foundation (GKFF) held a graduation on Oct. 10 for 18 participants who most recently completed the F&CS Women in Recovery (WIR) program. The event also marked a decade of WIR’s service as an alternative to incarceration…
It’s October, and things are a bit spooky around Family & Children’s Services. The agency, a Tulsa United Way Agency (TAUW) since 1941, has joined other community agencies with the kickoff of their annual TAUW campaign. F&CS is grateful to the leadership team and employees for their support as well as the support of others…
From left: Claudia Arthrell, Gail Lapidus and Glenda Wheeler. After serving Family & Children’s Services (F&CS) for more than 40 years, as of Oct. 1, Claudia Arthrell moves forward to the next chapter in her life – retirement. “There is an old adage that some people attain their highest selfhood in a long career of…
On Thursday, Sept. 19, Gov. Stitt and several members of his Cabinet visited Family & Children’s Services Women in Recovery to learn more about program initiatives. In his State of the State speech earlier this year, Gov. Stitt requested $1.5 million of his proposed budget toward the program. Read the full transcript of the speech…
