The balloons are a kaleidoscope of colors: red, orange, pink and yellow. They float through the air as the energetic children work to keep them off the ground, working together in partnerships to help each other. Managing partnerships is one of the key topics discussed during this meeting between participants in the Women in Recovery…
Women in Recovery partnered with the Tulsa Artist Fellowship for its 23rd graduating class ceremony. Twenty-four women graduated at the Tuesday, March 27 ceremony, while a total of 28 women were awarded their well-earned certificates of completion distributed by District Court Judge Kelly Greenough. “We are so proud of the hard work these women have…
Family & Children’s Services (F&CS) CEO Gail Lapidus and Senior Executive Director of F&CS Women in Recovery (WIR) Mimi Tarrasch presented at NatCon18, the national conference of the National Council for Behavioral Health. On April 23-25, over 5,000 like-minded leaders from across the country gathered in Washington DC to explore health care’s greatest innovations in practice improvement,…
Family & Children’s Services Women in Recovery (WIR) has partnered with 108 Contemporary and artist Consuelo J. Underwood creating “power wands” for her upcoming exhibition “Thread Songs from the Borderlands: A New Borderline.” WIR participants created art with 108|Contemporary staff for the exhibit. In May, they had the opportunity to work directly with a visiting professional artist and have…
Peace Love and Cookies is taking cookies to the streets, adding a cart to Guthrie Green’s Food Truck Wednesdays and local events. Owner Heather Matheson is dedicated to making a difference in the community. Partnering with Family and Children’s Services’ Women in Recovery (WIR) Program, Matheson donates 10% of all sales to WIR. In addition…
