Title: See the Girl Day

Summary: Recognizing September 13, 2017, as "See the Girl Day" in Florida, etc.

Full Text:
WHEREAS, the Delores Barr Weaver Policy Center in Jacksonville is a nonprofit organization established in 2013 as the outgrowth of the girls  justice reform movement that began more than years ago, and WHEREAS, the nonprofit Delores Barr Weaver Policy Center s mission is guided by girl-centered principles, and the work of the center focuses on training and the development of model programming to advance the rights of girls and young women, particularly those in the justice system, and WHEREAS, since its founding, the work of the Delores Barr Weaver Policy Center has focused on reducing the number of girls and young women who are incarcerated, and, during the lifetime of the center, there has been a percent decrease in the number of girls incarcerated in Duval County and a percent decrease in the number of girls incarcerated on the First Coast, and WHEREAS, the Delores Barr Weaver Policy Center s call to action,  See the Girl,  has inspired the community to see girls for who they are and who they can become, and WHEREAS, on September 13, 2017, the Delores Barr Weaver Policy Center will celebrate the birthday of its founder and her legacy of love and empowerment, NOW, THEREFORE, Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida: That September 13, 2017, is recognized as  See the Girl Day  in Florida and all Floridians are urged to show their support for girls and young women at risk for involvement in the justice system.