On October 19, Pulitzer-Prize winning New York Times Op-Ed columnist Nicholas Kristof spent the day featuring Family & Children’s Services Women in Recovery (WIR) of Facebook Live to help others better understand the connection between addiction and sexual abuse and involvement in the criminal justice system. View the video on Kristof’s Facebook page by clicking…
Did you know that gratefulness is a key to success in addiction recovery? Family & Children’s Services board members discovered this first hand on November 15 during their board meeting held at Women in Recovery (WIR). As I walked through the doors on the 2nd floor at 1055 South Houston, friendly smiles and warm hello’s…
Even when cooking eight batches of meth a day, there never seemed to be enough to feed Geana Hill’s addiction. ”I was slowly dying,” she said. One of Geana’s most shameful moments —an arrest and possible 10-year prison sentence—ended with a life-changing placement in Women in Recovery (WIR), a Family & Children’s Services program operated…
The 12th annual BlueCross BlueShield Champions of Health Awards took place on Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at the Cox Business Center in Tulsa. Six winners were honored for their efforts to improve the health of Oklahomans. Dr. Rodney L. Huey Memorial Champion of Oklahoma Health Winner: Family & Children’s Services – Women in Recovery Oklahoma leads…
