About Us

Who Are We?

Bridge builders. Barrier breakers. Champions for Equal Access.

The T.D. Jakes Foundation is an organization dedicated to empowering individuals and communities through financial inclusion, education access, workforce readiness, and community transformation.

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#ChampionsForChange

Change requires Champions. Our acts of kindness, service, and generosity spark ripple effects that transform generations of lives. We invite you to become part the #ChampionsForChange movement – striving to ensure a world where every community thrives.

With each investment – one-time or monthly – you are an integral part of achieving our mission to improve the lifelong outcomes for communities and individuals who have limited access to resources and opportunities. Your generosity creates possibilities for the next generation of Champions - a young STEAM Academy scholar who dreams of solving complex global problems as a quantum computing scientist, a formerly incarcerated citizen who returns to society with the skills and motivation to beat the odds of recidivism, and a young mother, who is inspired, empowered, and supported through “Mommy and Me” parenting and life skills courses. Together, we create educational opportunities, expand financial inclusion, and build transformational communities.

And, for our monthly Champions, we are pleased to offer exclusive Champions for Change keepsakes as reminders of your unending kindness, generosity, and commitment to those in-need. Thank you.

“My favorite part of STEAM Academy Week 1 was the prototyping portion where we were able to create a model of the Raspberry Pie with Ultrasonic sensors, I loved being able to create something that you got to experience working and knowing the one that created it..”

- STEAM Academy Student

“I am very grateful that the Hiring Mixer was available and that I was able to gain something from that experience,” shares Candace, who was hired as a teacher after attending the event. “The impact that I plan to have as a teacher now that I’ve been offered this opportunity is very large.”

- Candace, Hiring Mixer attendee

Champions for Change

Celebrate by investing in the next generation of changemakers!