UPDATE: The Community Response Team is set to launch February 13 on a twice-a-week basis after being awarded a $106,000 grant from the Tulsa Area United Way, with a goal to become self-sustaining and expand its days of service. Tulsa has one of the highest rates of mental illness and suicide in the nation. Despite…
0n May 22 at 7:30 p.m., Family & Children’s Services will present a special screening of Suicide The Ripple Effect at Southroads 20 located at 4923 E 41st St. Tickets are $12.50. With strong endorsements from some of the world’s leading suicide prevention experts, this film has screenings planned around the world. “Kevin Hines’ Suicide…
The women sometimes come in withdrawn, reticent and quiet. But by the end of their time taking GED courses at Women in Recovery, many are espousing the positive effects of the classes and sharing stories of perseverance through obstacles. The GED program has been around for nine years, according to Dianne Hughes, program director of…
Kiera Jackson, a student at Oklahoma State University majoring in Sociology, is an intern at Family & Children’s Services and spent 200 hours between May and August offering her services to the agency. Kiera assists specifically with the Parenting, Marriage and Relationship classes, helping clients learn effective strategies and develop quality techniques to help improve…
Family & Children’s Services newly expanded Resource Room, located at our Sarah and John Graves Center on Harvard, is a valuable resource and one-stop-free shop for individuals needing clothing, hygiene products, bus tokens, healthy meals and more. Resource Room manager Andrew Ahles said, “I think the Resource Room is our effort to help take care of our…
