Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County

What Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County does

The Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County (JWB) is a Florida government special district established by the Florida Legislature via Special Act on June 11, 1945, and operating under Chapter 189, F.S. (Uniform Special District Accountability Act). Headquartered in Clearwater, Florida, with 51–100 employees, JWB invests in partnerships, innovation, and advocacy to strengthen children and families across Pinellas County through five strategic focus areas: Early Childhood Development, School Readiness, School Success, Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, and Strengthening Community. It serves the entire Pinellas County population and delivers services through a network of 6 Neighborhood Family Centers, 3 Community Councils (North, Mid, South), a Youth Leadership Committee, and dozens of funded agency providers.

Name

Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County

Legal name

Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County

Website

https://jwbpinellas.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1945

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County is a Florida government special district, founded 1945 and headquartered in Clearwater, that funds and delivers child welfare, early childhood development, and family support services across Pinellas County through Neighborhood Family Centers, community councils, and a network of funded agency providers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child Welfare Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Child and Youth Services (624110), Educational Support Services (6117), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Family & Child Benefits Administration (Child Allowance, Parental Leave) (BPAIAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Wraparound Student Support & Case Management Services (At-Risk K–12) (EDAJAEAJ), Family Resource Centers & Wraparound Support Services (EDACALAH), Juvenile Justice System (Courts & Detention) (BPAIAFAF)

Keywords

• Child welfare services
• Family support programs
• Early childhood development
• Child abuse prevention
• Community social services

Headquarters

HQ city

Clearwater

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Ad Valorem Property Taxes: JWB is funded primarily through ad valorem property taxes. The tax rate for FY25 is 0.8250 mills. This is a government special district with public funding.
2. Federal and State Grants: JWB invests in partnerships, innovation, and advocacy to strengthen Pinellas County children and families through various grant-funded programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County (JWB) is a Florida special district government entity that invests in partnerships, innovation, and advocacy to strengthen Pinellas County children and families. It funds and oversees direct service programs across five strategic focus areas—Early Childhood Development, School Readiness, School Success, Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, and Strengthening Community—delivered through a network of Neighborhood Family Centers, Community Councils, funded agency providers, and proprietary digital platforms. All services are provided free of charge to Pinellas County families.

Product overview

The Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County is a government special district organization that provides social services and community programs rather than a commercial technology product company. The organization operates several programmatic divisions including Early Childhood Development (Nurse-Family Partnership home visiting), School Readiness, School Success, Prevention of Child Abuse & Neglect (Family Services Initiative, Children's Mental Health, Kinship caregiver support), and Strengthening Community (Neighborhood Family Centers, Community Councils, Childhood Hunger initiatives, Fatherhood Collaborative). Supporting technology infrastructure includes JWB Flex (internal financial and participant management system), SharePoint for Providers (collaboration platform), Kids Data Center (public data and indicators), and Parent ProTech (digital safety education platform). The organization does not offer commercial software products; all programs are direct service offerings for Pinellas County children and families.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Parent ProTech: Digital safety educational platform for parents to protect children from online risks including cyberbullying and exploitation. Launched in partnership with Pinellas County Sheriff's Office.
• Nurse-Family Partnership
• Family Services Initiative (FSI)
• Kinship
• Fatherhood Collaborative
• Neighborhood Family Centers (NFC)
• Kids Data Center
• JWB Flex
• KidsFirst Awards

Products and services

• Nurse-Family Partnership Evidence-based home visiting program for first-time, low-income mothers. Nurses provide parenting education, referrals to community resources, and family enrichment from pregnancy through child's second birthday.
• Family Services Initiative (FSI) Collaborative initiative connecting Pinellas County agencies and resources to provide real-time help for struggling families. Core partners include 2-1-1 Tampa Bay Cares, Personal Enrichment through Mental Health Services (PEMHS), and Central Florida Behavioral Health Network.
• Kinship Program Program serving family members caring for relatives' children, available in Pinellas, Hillsborough, Orange, Osceola, and Pasco counties. Helps families connect to necessary services and reduce stress.
• Parent ProTech Free digital safety educational platform providing resources for parents, grandparents, and concerned citizens to protect children from online risks including cyberbullying and exploitation. Offered in partnership with the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office.
• Kids Data Center Data-driven platform featuring key community indicators, child well-being data, and data stories designed to bring numbers to life, including the Pinellas Child Opportunity Index with 24 indicators.
• JWB Flex Comprehensive system with modules for financial and participant management to streamline funded agency providers doing business with JWB.
• SharePoint for Providers Secured collaboration platform providing customized web services and forms for JWB's external funded agency providers.
• Neighborhood Family Centers (NFC) Network of six family support centers providing comprehensive core family support services across Pinellas County. Includes CAP NFC, High Point NFC, Hispanic Outreach Center NFC, Lealman & Asian NFC, Mattie Williams NFC, and Sanderlin NFC.
• Fatherhood Collaborative Initiative providing support and services for fathers, including Turbo Babies program, Daddication resources, and fatherhood workshops and conferences.
• Children's Mental Health Initiative Program providing mental health services and support for children in Pinellas County, addressing mental health needs as part of child abuse and neglect prevention efforts.

Quantifiable outcome

• Certified Autism Center designation achieved with 94% of staff trained
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Nurse-Family Partnership (Pinellas County Health Department)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEvidence-based home visiting program for first-time, low-income mothers. Nurses provide support from pregnancy through child's second birthday. JWB provides funding and oversight.
• Kinship (Children's Home Network)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProgram serving family members caring for relatives' children, available in Pinellas, Hillsborough, Orange, Osceola, and Pasco counties. Helps families connect to necessary services and reduce stress.
• 2-1-1 Tampa Bay CarescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCore partner in Family Services Initiative collaborative, providing crisis intervention services and information/referrals for families.
• Personal Enrichment through Mental Health Services (PEMHS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCore partner in Family Services Initiative collaborative providing mental health services and family navigation.
• Central Florida Behavioral Health NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCore partner in Family Services Initiative collaborative supporting behavioral health services coordination.
• Pinellas County Sheriff's OfficecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to combat cybercrimes and human trafficking. Joint initiative with Parent ProTech platform launched December 2024 to protect children online.
• National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership (NNIP)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLearning network coordinated by Urban Institute, with independent organizations in 30 cities. JWB is a proud partner ensuring communities have access to data for equity and well-being.
• IBCCES (International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization that certifies organizations as Certified Autism Centers. JWB earned CAC designation with 94% staff training completion, supporting Autism Certified City initiative.
• Julie Weintraub's Hands Across the BayminorOthersSponsor of H. Browning Spence Education Award, providing monetary awards to youth from foster care.
• Johns Hopkins All Children's HospitalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerExperts from the hospital cited research linking social media use to depression and suicidal thoughts, informing Parent ProTech digital safety initiatives.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Nurse-Family Partnership: National evidence-based home-visiting program for first-time mothers; JWB funds and oversees the local Pinellas County Nurse-Family Partnership implementation, making the national organization both a program partner and a conceptual peer.
• Prevent Child Abuse America: National child-abuse prevention advocacy and chapter network; comparable to JWB's Prevention of Child Abuse & Neglect strategic pillar and its federally connected grant-seeking role.

Broad incumbents

• Casey Family Programs: Large national foundation operating in child welfare and foster care systems; relevant as a high-maturity peer operating across the same prevention-to-permanency continuum JWB funds locally.

Direct peers

• Children's Home Network: Operator of JWB's funded Kinship program and broader child-welfare services across multiple Florida counties; serves as a direct service-delivery peer and funded agency counterpart.
• Children's Services Council of Broward County: County-based children's services council levying property taxes to fund child welfare, prevention, and family-strengthening programs across Broward—structurally and functionally interchangeable with JWB.
• Children's Board of Hillsborough County: A direct county-level special district funding child and family services in adjacent Hillsborough County using a similar property-tax millage structure, programmatic pillars, and funded-provider model—JWB's nearest structural mirror.
• 2-1-1 Tampa Bay Cares: Core Family Services Initiative partner providing crisis intervention and information/referral services in Pinellas; functions as both a JWB grantee and a comparable community-resource navigation peer.
• The Children's Trust of Miami-Dade County: Miami-Dade's dedicated children's funding entity created via voter referendum with a property-tax millage, distributing funds to provider agencies for early childhood, prevention, and family services—same financial and delivery model.
• Children's Services Council of Palm Beach County: Independent special district funded by property taxes that plans, finances, and evaluates services for children and families in Palm Beach County—same enabling statute, same funding mechanic, same accountability role.

Regional players

• Personal Enrichment through Mental Health Services (PEMHS): Pinellas-based behavioral health provider delivering services JWB funds through the Family Services Initiative; a comparable peer at the program-delivery layer for children's mental health.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/jwbpinellas

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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