JSHC Timeline
The Junior League of Jacksonville votes to sponsor the Clinic. With the aid, the Clinic is able to provide a salary for a full-time speech therapist and purchase necessary supplies. The League also contributes more volunteers to work in the clinic and assigns a League Case Worker to the staff.
The Children’s Speech Correction Clinic opens at Duval Medical Center with four volunteers from the Junior League and Barrett presiding as volunteer director. The Clinic initially holds classes twice a week from 2-4 pm, serving four children.
Local speech therapist Sarah Barrett discovers the need for a children’s speech clinic after her practice is unable to meet the growing caseload of children in need of therapy. Barrett discusses the problem with pediatrician Dr. Hugh Carithers and Junior League Member Jane Grey Scott. Together, they create the Children’s Speech Correction Clinic.