What are the Cooperman-Bogue Awards and who are Cooperman and Bogue?
In the 1940’s Leonard Cooperman, an attorney, and Judge Lincoln C. Bogue were concerned at the lack of options for helping Pinellas County’s at-risk youth. They were disappointed that jails and detention were often the best they could do for them, so they drafted the Juvenile Welfare Board Act which would eventually be approved by the state legislature and Pinellas County voters in 1946. Today, JWB recognizes outstanding human-services professionals who have a positive impact on children with the Cooperman-Bogue Awards. Four quarterly winners are chosen every year and from them, one is chosen as the annual winner of the Cooperman-Bogue Award.
