Shirley Webb was a founding member, and first executive director, of the Women’s Center of Jacksonville. Shirley improved the lives of women in the Jacksonville community for over 40 years. In the mid 1970’s Shirley was also a founder and the first Executive Director of Hubbard House, the first shelter in the Southeast to serve victims of domestic violence.
Shirley remained at the helm of the Women’s Center of Jacksonville for 20 years, and during that time, she brought the organization from a one room office in Riverside to a full service resource center, growing from a volunteer staff to a paid staff of 26 and a budget of over $1 million. At the instruction of the WCJ Board of Directors, a separate 501(c)(2) was established in 2002, known as Women’s Center Properties, Inc. (WCP). The WCP served as a holding company for current and future properties of the WCJ.