OUR MISSION
The Joe Jackson Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life of children with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) and their families and to provide adaptive equipment throughout United States. This organization was created by Joe’s calling to primarily help inspire individuals disabled by SCI to continue living actively because there’s much to overcome despite the challenges they face and to fund JJF exciting programs. It is our mission to educate, enable, encourage, and empower individuals living with paralysis by:
1. Educate through mentoring, guidance and support for those affected by Spinal Cord Injury through peer to peer mentoring and our website.
2. Enable individuals to focus on living actively in various sport platforms through the JJF INDIVIDUAL GRANT SCHOLARSHIP.
3. Encourage by involving SCI individuals to actively participate in the JJF key initiatives programs.
4. Empower individuals living with paralysis to live actively and strive for their dreams by providing sports adaptive equipment and some recreational equipment necessary to allow those living with paralysis to continue on living their dreams and accomplishing their goals.
LATEST NEWS
Joe Makes Paralympic Wheelchair Rugby Team for Tokyo
The team https://usawr.org/usawr-names-tokyo-2020-u-s-paralympic-wheelchair-rugby-team/ https://www.teamusa.org/News/2021/May/24/Meet-the-12-Tokyo-Bound-Athletes-On-The-US-Wheelchair-Rugby-Team
Paralympic athlete, others work through closure of Ability360
Joe Jackson, 30, of Maricopa, who is paralyzed from the chest down, works out by himself on the wheelchair rugby court at Ability360 on September 22, 2020. David Wallace/The Republic...
Ernie Chun and Joe Jackson
An article from Phoenix Mag Ernie Chun (left) and Joe Jackson at Ability360 in Phoenix; Photo by Michael Woodall https://www.phoenixmag.com/2019/11/21/speed-waves-wheelchairs/
Wheelchair Rugby Career
Alongside his wheelchair rugby career, Joe Jackson strives to share adaptive sport with others. Joe Jackson has been playing wheelchair rugby for 11 years, and has made the USA Wheelchair Rugby training squad over the past three years....
5th Annual Joe Jackson Foundation Golf Charity Classic
The Joe Jackson Foundation held it's 5th golf tournament September 28th, 2018 at Ocotillo Golf Resort and raised over $6,000. 40 golfers came out for a fun day of play for a good cause supporting individuals with spinal cord injuries continuing to be active. JJF was...
Ability360 Heat Looking to Continue Wheelchair Rugby Dynasty
The Ability360 Heat have built a dynasty in the desert. The wheelchair rugby team has placed in the top five in the nation in 19 of the team’s 20 seasons. They have also won three of the last four...
