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FL S1988
Resolution
AI Summary
- Florida Senate Resolution 1988, sponsored by Senator Rouson, recognizes the Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County on the occasion of its 75th anniversary
- The Juvenile Welfare Board was created as an independent special district in 1945 and approved by Pinellas County voters via referendum on November 5, 1946, marking the first entity of its kind in United States history
- Founded through efforts by juvenile court judge Lincoln Bogue, Junior League founder Mailande Holland Barton, and attorney Leonard Cooperman to address the lack of alternatives to adult incarceration for dependent and delinquent children in the early 1940s
- In the 2020-2021 fiscal year, the Juvenile Welfare Board invested in 85 programs offered by 55 nonprofit agencies, serving nearly 60,000 children and families, with efforts focused on childhood hunger, literacy, mental health, and preventing childhood deaths
- The resolution directs that a copy be presented to the Juvenile Welfare Board as a tangible token of the Florida Senate's recognition and congratulations
Legislative Description
Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County
Last Action
Adopted
3/3/2022
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