Summer Reading Gets a Jump-Start From The Book Bus

Summer reading gets a jump-start from The Book Bus

For the eighth year in a row, The Juvenile Welfare Board partnered with Pinellas County Schools to prevent summer learning loss by giving out free books to children through its Summer Book Bus.

Juvenile Welfare Board CEO Beth Houghton says goodbye

The two main drivers in Beth Houghton’s professional life have always been passion and compassion. Houghton will retire July 11, after nearly six years as Chief Executive Officer of the Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County. This is work about which she remains passionate – Houghton concisely defines juvenile welfare as “Strengthening children, and supporting children so that they are safe, they are well-prepared for school, they do well in …

JWB book bus hits the road

The Juvenile Welfare Board and its Summer Book Bus are on the road once again, spending three weeks delivering free books to children in underserved neighborhoods across Pinellas County to combat summer learning loss.