JSF is committed to helping individuals overcome barriers to education and employment. By supporting initiatives such as scholarships, mentoring, tutoring, and internships, JSF aims to enable people, particularly those with disabilities, financial needs, or from Indigenous communities, to graduate, find good jobs, and enrich their communities.
The grant program aims to support students with disabilities through education, mentoring, and employment opportunities. It focuses on providing scholarships to students with disabilities across universities in the State University System of Florida, Gallaudet University, and other institutions in the United States and Canada that cater to students with disabilities. The Foundation also emphasizes supporting programs that enable people with disabilities to gain employment, recognizing the challenges faced by this group in entering the workforce despite having good educational qualifications. The grant program funds transition-oriented programs designed to help people with disabilities obtain meaningful employment, reflecting the Foundation's interest in niche areas that may have been overlooked by other educational funders.