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Family Safety Center details new Sheridan facility, seeks remaining funding as move targets October
Summary
The Family Safety Center told Tulsa’s Public Works Committee it has cut construction costs, is 50% complete on a new 2829 South Sheridan facility, expects to move in October and still needs about $400,000 to finish fundraising; staff described expanded client, partner and courtroom capacity.
The Family Safety Center told the Tulsa Public Works Committee on May 21 that construction on its new facility at 2829 South Sheridan is 50% complete and that the organization expects to move in October, while it seeks about $400,000 more in private fundraising to finish the project.
The presentation outlined a larger campus that will bring the Family Safety Center next to the Child Advocacy Network and expand client services, medical and forensic capacity, and an on-site courtroom for the protective-order docket. “This will actually be the twentieth year of operation for the Family Safety Center,” said Suzanne Stewart, chief executive officer of the Family Safety Center. Stewart told the committee the organization reduced its construction budget from an earlier estimate of $29 million to about $24.04 million and that final bids and site work have brought costs down.
At the committee meeting, Cheryl Hillenauer,…
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