About JCCI

Making a Positive Change

Each year, citizen volunteers and JCCI committees identify problems facing Jacksonville. With their input, issues are selected to become the subject of in-depth study. Committees, made up of ordinary citizens, meet weekly for six months to unravel the causes of a problem and make recommendations to resolve them. When the study is published, a JCCI volunteer task force presents it to the community at large, to government, to business and others, advocating for the changes the study suggests. Since 1975, decision-makers have given these studies the consideration and the action they deserve. And, they have worked to make our area a better place for all residents.

• JCCI Reports & Projects

• Quality of Life Progress Report

• JCCI Forward

• Five O’Clock Forums

JCCI Recognized Nationally

A new book, Smart Communities by Suzanne Morse, singles out Jacksonville (and JCCI) as a model for forward-thinking cities everywhere. The international Community Indicators Consortium brought JCCI to Reno, Nevada in March to tell organizations from Australia to Switzerland, California to Maine, about JCCI's Quality of Life Indicators.

Join Us

Membership is open to all citizens. The continued success of JCCI depends on the support of a membership diverse in sex, race, age, occupations, and interests. Members participate in a variety of ways, from weekly attendance at study committee meetings to keeping up with community issues through newsletters and study reports. Learn more about how you can become a JCCI member.

Speaker's Bureau Program

Knowledgeable JCCI members are available to speak on a variety of topics to your organization, agency or group. We welcome the opportunity for you to get to know us better. Please call our Communications Director for information, (904) 396-3052.
JCCI has a wealth of information to share on:

• Successful citizen advocacy and civic engagement
• JCCI study topics and positive community change
• Our pioneering work in the measurement of community quality of life through indicators
• Jacksonville’s unique Race Relations Progress Report
• Opportunities to become involved in what is happening in Jacksonville

JCCI is a solution for America

JCCI’s citizen-led study process is recognized as a national model for citizen engagement and problem-solving by the Pew Partnership for Civic Change. The Pew Partnership’s Solutions for America is a national initiative documenting and disseminating the types of programs and solutions that are working to solve tough challenges in communities across the country. The Bridge of Northeast Florida, an outcome of the 1982 JCCI study on Teenage Pregnancy, is also one of the programs to receive this national recognition.