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Preserve the Charitable Tax Deduction

The following letter was sent all members of Oklahoma’s Congressional delegation by PCCT Executive Director, Desiree Doherty. Dear Oklahoma Delegation: The Parent Child Center of Tulsa is a non-profit organization dedicated to prevent child abuse and neglect through education, treatment and advocacy. The work of The Parent Child Center has been ongoing since 1972 and we now reach [...]

Tulsa World: Parent Child Center of Tulsa, Emergency Infant Services partner to open east Tulsa location

By MIKE AVERILL World Staff Writer The Parent Child Center of Tulsa and Emergency Infant Services are partnering to open a new satellite location in east Tulsa. Both agencies have outgrown their downtown locations, and this will give them additional space and a presence in an area where many of their clients live. Read the [...]

2012 Kids Count National Report, Oklahoma Shows Slight Improvement

A new national report it out this morning and despite slight improvement, Oklahoma remains near the bottom in the country for child well-being. “There’s no doubt that economic distress is a critical factor in child well-being” says PCCT Executive Director, Desiree Doherty. Read the full article at the Tulsa World 2012 Kids Count Full Report [pdf], Courtesy of [...]

Tulsa People: For Fathers by PCCT’s Steve Hahn

This column by The Parent Child Center’s Steve Hahn appears in the May 2012 Online Edition of Tulsa People The movie “Bully” depicts a sobering, even frightening, view of what some children are experiencing in school, some on a daily basis. The tragic reality of suffering that our children experience in school should awaken the advocate within [...]