How Family and Children’s Services program helped a mother and daughter by Morgan Phillips, Tulsa People Magazine photo by Michelle Pollard PART 7 OF 7 ARTICLES IN THE SERIES. Sonya Pyles and her daughter, Arianna Pyles, might still be stuck in the intergenerational cycles of incarceration and addiction if not for Family & Children’s Services. Both are…
by Morgan Phillips, Tulsa People Magazine PART 6 OF 7 ARTICLES IN THE SERIES. Ask anyone who is responsible for the growth and success of Family and Children’s Services over the past 47 years, and the answer becomes redundant: Gail Lapidus. Lapidus joined the organization in 1974 as a fresh-faced 22-year-old hired for outreach in Tulsa’s…
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…
On Tuesday, Sept. 28, Amanda Bradley, COPES associate chief program officer, and Krista Lewis, chief program officer of Adult Mental Health and Crisis Services at Family & Children’s Services, received the Community Health Champion Award at the 18th annual Champions of Health Awards presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma in Oklahoma City.…
During the last year, Marshall (Family & Children’s Services client) has had medical problems which landed him in and out of the hospital without a real diagnosis. He lost his job during the process and was struggling to pay medical bills, take care of his basic needs and was forced to decrease his blood pressure…
