Education

Grant Priority Area

Opportunity and success are dependent on a quality education and all students need opportunities to prepare them to succeed in school and work. The foundation’s resources are targeted to underserved students to improve academic performance, graduation rates and job readiness as well as programs that create a strong foundation for learning through early childhood and school readiness programs. Our primary focus is on children from birth to completion of high school:

  • Quality early childhood education and school readiness programs that set children up for success in school.
  • Ensuring that students progress through school with grade level skills by focusing on programs that support academic performance and graduation rates including tutoring programs and summer learning with a special focus on programs that work to help students achieve grade level proficiency in reading and math.
  • Providing youth development programs that offer mentoring and teach life skills.
Apply For A Grant

Past Grants

Small Magic's Birmingham Talks program is a JSBCF grant recipient.

Birmingham Talks at Small Magic

Small Magic supports families and children through programs such as Birmingham Talks that focus on language and brain development and  prepare children for kindergarten.

Hand in Paw is a JSBCF grant recipient.

Hand in Paw

The Hand in Paw Teams help children build reading skills, gain confidence, and foster pro-social behaviors by having students read aloud to furry friends and their caring handlers at school.
Preschool Partners is a JSBCF grant recipient.

Preschool Partners

Preschool Partners provides affordable, quality early education and parental support for families who need it most. They prepare children and families for success in kindergarten and beyond. 

STAIR is a JSBCF grant recipient.

STAIR

Through one-on-one after-school tutoring, STAIR empowers first and second grade students in Birmingham City Schools with the tools to read better and dream bigger, because every child deserves to be reading on grade level.