Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County

At JWB, we want to connect with community partners to build better communities.

The future for poor and working class families, as well as at-risk children in our community is not at all certain. We need to expand community awareness and build community connections to keep children safe and help families.

In 1945, JWB was conceived by a Juvenile Court Judge, an attorney, and a concerned group of professionals as well as private citizens who were unhappy with the lack of resources and services being provided to at-risk youth and families. Established by statute in 1945 and approved overwhelmingly by voters in a referendum in 1946, JWB was created with a mission to provide needed services to children throughout Pinellas County.

JWB is the first Children’s Services Council in Florida – and has been a model for the other 10 CSCs throughout the state. CSCs now fund services to more than 60% of Florida's most vulnerable children.