Media Library

JUVENILE JUSTICE REFORM

5/13/19Florida Times UnionGirls in detention share strories
4/22/18Florida Times UnionBlack Girls are Being Treated Unjustly
12/19/17Florida Times UnionEffort to provide care packages for girls in justice system meant to provide comfort, normalcy
8/17/16First Coast NewsFormer cop says district uses Baker Act to reduce arrests
10/19/15Florida Times UnionStudy: Grief, loss can easily push female teens into juvenile justice system
9/15/15PBS News HourTo Help Delinquent Girls, Programs Aim to Rehabilitate Rather than Incarcerate
9/12/15PBS News Hour‘I am beautiful’: Meet once incarcerated girls who turned their lives around
7/31/14Florida Times UnionProgram that helps little girls avoid suspension gets new funding
5/8/14Florida Times UnionNew Girls Court to Help Young Moms, Abused Youth Stay out of System
7/7/13Florida Times UnionStatewide push for at-risk girls launched: ‘Girls need people to step up’
4/26/13Florida Times UnionJacksonville Journal: Delores Barr Weaver Policy Center opens
10/11/12Florida Times UnionCenter hopes to be national model in helping at-risk girls.

POLICY & ADVOCACY

3/12/21Florida Times UnionSounding the Alarm’: Jacksonville research center finds Black girls receive unfair punishments
3/12/21News4JaxStudy: Black girls disproportionately punished in schools
6/4/19Action News JaxState Lawmakers pass bill aimed to protect Florida families from human trafficking
2/5/18Human Rights WatchFlorida: Child Marriage Ban Hits a Bump
5/25/16Florida Times UnionChildcare must become a bigger priority in Florida (Baby at Work Program)
5/7/16Florida Times UnionEmployers becoming more accommodating to new parents with baby at work policies and on-site child care
3/28/16PolitcoAs Bondi’s human trafficking panel meets, victim’s story underscores complexity
10/7/15Florida Times UnionJuvenile records should be expunged more often
2/26/15Florida Times UnionAdvocacy groups launching campaign, lobbying efforts to help Florida girls
2/22/15CBS MiamiLawmakers To Consider Expunging Juvenile Records
2/11/15Florida Times UnionNational activist hears about success of Jacksonville’s “Girl Matters” program
1/30/15NEFL Healthy Start CoalitionProfessional training focuses on successful strategies 
11/13/14ActionNewsJax.comAdvocate: Jacksonville needs to do better in protecting young girls from sex trafficking
8/6/14News4JaxGirl Matters Receives Grant from Florida Department of Juvenile Justice
4/11/14Herald-TribuneLock down’ provision out of trafficking bill

STATUS OF GIRLS IN FLORIDA

1/21/21WOKV 104.5Policy Center wants girls to be prioritized in the next legislative session
1/24/21Florida Times UnionStudy: ‘The level of hopelessness … was striking’ among at-risk girls in Northeast Florida, statewide
1/14/21Yahoo! NewsPrioritizing Girls in Florida is the focus of 2021 FWFA report
9/25/19WCTV-TV TallahasseeNew report sheds light on the well-being of young girls in Florida
9/25/19The Florida ChannelNews Brief
9/25/19The Florida ChannelSunburn
9/25/19Florida PoliticsPredators and prey: Study highlights sorry state for Florida girls
9/25/19Florida PoliticsMorning Read
9/25/19Florida CourierBlack girls in Florida disproportionally victimized
9/25/19On Air with Ryan SeacrestDaily Recap
9/25/19The AdvocateOne In 10 Florida Girls Sexually Assaulted, LGB Face Greater Risk
9/25/19Florida National Public RadioNew Study: Too Many Florida Girls in Crisis
9/25/19WILD 94.9 FM Tampa BayStudy Says 1 in 10 Girls in Florida says She’s Been Raped
9/25/19Fox 51 Ocala-GainesvilleReport: At-risk girls in Florida face growing rates of violence and victimization
9/25/19Fox 35 OrlandoReport: At-risk girls in Florida face growing rates of violence and victimization
9/25/19WJHG-TV Panama City, FLNew report sheds light on the well-being of young girls in Florida
9/25/19News 4 JAXResearchers: 1 in 10 girls in Florida say they have been raped
9/25/19WFLA-TV Channel 8New report sheds light on the well-being of young girls in Florida
9/25/19Miami DiarioEstudio revela los peligros a los que se enfrentan las niñas de Florida
9/25/19Miami HeraldSurvey funds many girls in Florida middle and high schools don’t feel safe
9/25/19Yahoo NewsReport Points To Victimization Of Girls In Florida
9/25/19Florida Public Radio Health News – Tampa BayNew Study: Too Many Florida Girls in Crisis
9/25/19Florida Public Radio WUSF – Tampa BayAt-Risk Girls At Higher Risk Of Violence And Bullying, Report Says
9/25/19CBS Ch 4 MiamiReport Points To Victimization Of Girls In Florida
9/25/19Health News FloridaNew Study: Too Many Florida Girls in Crisis

SEX TRAFFICKING

 

1/15/21Attorney General Ashley MoodyAttorney General Moody presents resolution to survivor during Human Trafficking Prevention Month
12/9/20PopSugarExperts share how to protect your children from sex traffickers on social media
2/29/19Action News JaxHuman trafficking survivors help train medical professionals to support trafficking victims
4/9/19Action News JaxSex trafficking survivors create survivor empowerment group in Jacksonville
2/27/19WJCT First Coast ConnectHuman Trafficking and sex spa sting in south florida
2/26/19ABC News (NY)Inside the realities of the human trafficking that allegedly happens in massage parlor brothels
10/8/18Action News JaxFlorida has 3rd-highest number of human trafficking cases prosecuted in federal court
1/22/18Action News JaxJacksonville human trafficking victims increased 50 percent in 2017
5/3/17Florida Times UnionGuest column: We must take a stand against racism and sexism
3/13/17Florida Times UnionJacksonville leaders turn attention to human trafficking, supporting victims
8/15/15Florida Times Union‘The Pink House’ a new safe haven for Delores Barr Weaver Policy Center’s girls
11/1/13Florida Times UnionSunday’s Lead Letter: Sexual abuse of girls is subject that needs more attention

EVENTS

9/16/19 Actions News The Delores Barr Weaver Policy Center explains how it’s protecting young at-risk girls
9/12/19 WJCT First Coast Connect See the Girl- Georgetown Partnership & See the Girl Summit
11/29/19 Jacksonville Free Press Center Celebrates 5 Years of Saving Jax Girls
10/3/18 WJCT First Coast Connect 2018 See the Girl Summit
3/8/18 The Resident ‘Justice for girls’ center celebrates five years making a difference
10/26/17 First Coast News Video: live stream about Open Doors program at Policy Center
10/20/17 Florida Times Union Two-day See the Girl Summit aims to combat abuse
10/22/15 Florida Times Union Policy Center conference in Jacksonville aims to get community to see the whole girl
10/23/14 Florida Times Union Meeting held at University of North Florida Thursday raises issues of how to bring social change to the state
2/13/13 WJCT First Coast Forum Video: First Coast Forum- Human Trafficking

PROFILES

12/4/18Babes Who HustleVICKY BASRA – Sr. VP, Delores Barr Weaver Policy Center
10/26/17My Jax ChamberBean receives award
9/12/17Florida Times UnionGuest Column: See the Girl Day helps make a difference
2/4/17Jacksonville.comFrom humble roots, Weavers’ legacy still growing 5 years after sale of Jacksonville Jaguars
1/10/17The ResidentPolicy Center leader honored for decades of work
1/1/14Folio WeeklyDelores Barr Weaver Person of the Year
10/1/13TEDxjacksonvilleLawanda Ravoira: Giving Voice to the Invisible 
5/22/13WJCT NewsNationally Renowned Expert Heading Up Delores Barr Weaver Policy Center
3/23/13The St. Augustine RecordStrong Women Celebrated
2/10/13The Chronicle of PhilanthropyA Former NFL Team Owner Champions Controversial Causes

ALYSSA BECK

5/7/19USA TodayAdapt youth prisons for maximum education, not maximum security
4/18/19Alliance for Women in Media2019 Gracies Gala Winners
3/28/18CBS 48 Hours“48 Hours” Live to Tell: Trafficked
3/28/18Jacksonville.comAlyssa Beck- Lives to Tell 48 Hours
8/30/17Juvenile Justice Information ExchangeI was a kid in Solitary Confinement
6/30/17Florida Times UnionSaturday Lead Letter: Victims of sex abuse deserve to be believed and supported
7/31/16Florida Times UnionJust 21, human-trafficking survivor Alyssa Beck has lived a life most cannot imagine
7/30/16Florida Times UnionAdults, agencies failed Alyssa Beck
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