Muskogee County Council of Youth Services

The Tristesse Grief Center offers an innovative approach to address Northeast Oklahoma's need for comprehensive, long-term grief counseling to assist the bereaved as they journey towards improved health and renewed sense of worth in the wake of loss. The Board of Directors, professional staff and volunteers are committed to providing meaningful programs based on well-documented needs and ongoing measurement. The Tristesse Grief Center is not affiliated with any church, hospice, hospital, funeral home or other private organization although it does partner with many of them to provide services economically and effectively. The Tristesse Grief Center is an independent, 501 (c ) (3 ) nonprofit organization that depends upon the support of foundations, businesses, individuals, and other organizations in order to offer counseling services to everyone, regardless of their ability to pay. The Tristesse Grief Center offers an array of Services, including counseling, training, education, memorial events and support groups, all dedicated to healing the grieving heart. The Tristesse Grief Center opened in mid-2002 and began providing professional, independent and affordable grief services to clients in Northeast Oklahoma regardless of age, ethnicity, religion, cultural background or socioeconomic status.

Family & Children's Services is a private, nonprofit human service organization, offering counseling, education and prevention programs to the community since 1925. It is one of the leading human service providers in northeastern Oklahoma. The organization provides counseling services, parenting education, literacy programs, marriage and family strengthening programs, early childhood services, community- and school-based services and mental health services for adults and children. The organization is certified by the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services to provide alcohol and drug abuse treatment, as well as Medicaid services. Located in Tulsa, Okla., Family & Children's Services is approved by the Council on Accreditation for Services to Families and Children.