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In partnership with Jaguars players, Owner Shad Khan and the Jaguars Foundation, the
Jaguars organization is committed to making Jacksonville a place of opportunity for all its
citizens. As part of an NFL league-wide effort to address social justice issues, the Jaguars are
committed to working towards the change our city needs. Owner Shad Khan serves on the
NFL’s joint Player-Owner Committee on social justice. Aligned with this Committee, the
Jaguars are focused on areas that embrace equality, inclusion, equity and diversity, while
helping reduce barriers to opportunities throughout northeast Florida. This begins with the
building of respectful relationships regardless of one’s race, gender, sexual orientation,
disability or economic status.
Our work centers on four pillars, all of which are needed to reach our goal of equality and
inclusion in Jacksonville:
IMPROVING COMMUNITY–POLICE RELATIONS CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM
A community cannot thrive without good
police-community relations which starts with
trust among our police and our citizens. Reform involves ending the pipeline to prison
and creating pathways for ex-offenders to
re-engage back into society.
• Strengthening relationships with law
enforcement
• Reinforcing strong neighborhood-police
ties
• Building good rapport between youth
and law enforcement through sports,
i.e. PAL
• Supporting school- and neighbor-
hood-based restorative justice practices
that instill responsibility, reduce disci-
plinary disparities and divert youth from
the system in lieu of arrest for low-level
offenses
• Supporting mentoring opportunities for
at-risk girls and boys
• Expanding opportunities for ex-offenders
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PROTECTION AND EMPOWERMENT OF
WOMEN AND GIRLS
The protection and empowerment of women
and girls is paramount to the Jaguars play-
ers, organization and our community.
• Support programs that empower girls
and women.
• Support local domestic violence shel-
ters.
• Support relationship violence education,
sexual-assault awareness programs and
survivor-centered services.