Womens Center of Jacksonville

Community education: programs and services focused on issues relevant to women and girls. Services include adult literacy services for women including tutoring, small classes, ged preparation; breast cancer survivor support, education and advocacy; exhibits of women artists; information and referral; personal growth groups, support groups, and education forums on women'Womens's issues and outreach in the community; and lending library. For the year ending september 30, 2023 approximately 587 individuals were served through the community education program.

Advocacy: the rape recovery team (rrt) offers six core services in duval, baker and nassau counties, including: 24-hour hotline, information and referral, crisis intervention, advocacy and accompaniment, system coordination and community awareness. In addition, the rrt offers peer-facilitated support groups and long-term advocacy for survivors of sexual assault. Services are offered to male and female survivors and their loved ones ages 12 and older whether they choose to make a law enforcement report or not. Primary prevention programming is offered to elementary, middle and high school youth. Professional training and community education are also provided upon request. The rrt also provides sexual assault forensic exams (safe) to survivors of sexual violence ages 18 and older. For the year ending september 30, 2023 approximately 4,842 individuals were served through the advocacy program.

Counseling program: individual and group therapy; couple and family counseling services; and support and personal growth groups. The program is designed with a flexible fee structure to accommodate individuals of varying financial needs. Specialties include counseling for trauma (or post-traumatic stress disorder) and adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse. For the year ending september 30, 2023 approximately 392 individuals were served through the counseling program.