When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the Tulsa community, Sandra was not prepared to have her hours at work cut, which led to a reduction in her family’s income. Like so many others, she was already living paycheck to paycheck and sustaining a savings was beyond her reach. Sandra’s family was in need of immediate assistance,…
The summer’s biggest back-to-school party for kids unfortunately won’t happen this year, but secret elves worked behind the scenes to make magic happen. The coronavirus has forced many organizers of initiatives including the Greater Tulsa Realtor Association’s (GTAR) Backpacks for Kids event to rethink strategically on how to best distribute items safely to those who need it most. Thanks to the efforts of GTAR member Shelley Carson and other realtors in the Tulsa metro area, the delivery of 438 backpacks to…
Cox Communications hosted an internal campaign in July called “Cox Connecting Through Kindness,” which encourages employees to find small acts of kindness to share with several partner nonprofit agencies that make a big difference to colleagues, neighbors and strangers in the Tulsa community. After careful consideration, Family & Children’s Services was chosen by company employees,…
The Tulsa Area COVID-19 Response Fund (Fund) granted Family & Children’s Services (F&CS) $24,000 to help feed 2,310 hungry children and adults for five weeks this summer. The grant from the Fund couldn’t have come at a better time for F&CS children and families struggling with food insecurity because of COVID-19. F&CS’s helped individuals from…
As COVID-19 continues to spread, the future has never felt so unpredictable. As Family & Children’s Services continues to do everything possible to sustain daily operations and adapt to our changing reality, COVID-19 continues to intensify the need for mental health care services. Because of our incredible donors during COVID-19, our clients are able to…
