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IREM Foundation and Leinbach Company matching gifts up to $16,000
UPDATE: $1495 of $16,000 goal raised as of July 15, 2020 IREM’s 37th annual fashion show and fundraiser that was canceled due to COVID-19 not …
Child Abuse Network recognizing Child Abuse Prevention Month, increasing education efforts amid coronavirus precautions
Monday, March 30, 2020 (Tulsa, OK) – The Child Abuse Network celebrates April’s status as Child Abuse Prevention Month every year as an opportunity to …
A message from the President and CEO
In an effort to keep the transmission rate of COVID-19 as low as possible, last week the Child Abuse Network made the decision to implement …
$15,000 Facebook Fundraiser
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month and in honor of that we are asking our Facebook friends to help us raise $15,000 to support our …
Book your next vacation at Superhero Soiree to support CAN
Our inaugural Superhero Soiree will include a pre-event cocktail hour, dinner, dancing, a silent auction and the exciting and exclusive opportunity to bid on a …
Diocese, civil authorities sign abuse reporting agreement
On Jan. 20, Bishop Edward J. Slattery signed a “Memorandum of Understanding” on behalf of the Diocese of Tulsa with members of the District Attorney’s Task Force on Crimes Against Children, pledging mutual cooperation and coordination in response to allegations of sexual abuse.
TulsaPeople Volunteer of the Year – Leadership
In 1997 when Tulsa’s Child Abuse Network recruited David Holden to its board, it didn’t take long before he was enticed in to leading its strategic planning process.
Suspect arrested in 1984 slaying
A California man was charged Thursday with the 1984 killing of a 2-year-old Tulsa boy and was arrested later in the day by San Bernadino police on a first-degree murder warrant.
Ray Velez Martinez is accused of killing Steven Ballandby, court records show. Martinez formerly dated the child’s mother, but she broke up with him shortly after Steven’s death, Tulsa Police Detective Danielle Bishop said during a phone interview from California.