Empower.
Educate.
Include.
Empowering the community with the knowledge, resources, and support needed to create inclusive educational environments.
Empower
We provide educational seminars for educators, care providers, and the community along with ongoing support and resources.
Educate
Through specialized courses and inclusive teaching strategies, we aim to foster more understanding, empathy, and learning.
Include
We passionately advocate for creating safe and nurturing spaces where individuals with special needs can thrive academically and emotionally.
Who we are
Joaquin in2 Inclusion (Ji2) is a Texas-based nonprofit serving the state as best as we can. We aim to create a more inclusive tomorrow by working with educators, parents, guardians, and the community at large.
Founded in 2023 by Joaquin Rangel — Ji2 was an idea that had been brewing for years. Since 2015, Joaquin has served in education - as an afterschool counselor, STEM Instructor, and coach - and has worked inside hundreds of schools and classrooms across dozens of school districts.
Joaquin recognized a pattern in classrooms across Texas: educators were doing their best, but often lacked the training and tools needed to fully support students with disabilities. Without the right resources, even the most dedicated teachers can feel overwhelmed. As a result, students with special needs were sometimes unintentionally left out—both socially and physically—which increased the risk of isolation and bullying from their peers.
At Joaquin in2 Inclusion, we understand that some friends are different - and that's okay. If we want to create a more inclusive society, we have to educate people and show them that being different doesn’t mean anything negative.
What we aim to do
Ji2 aims to create a more inclusive tomorrow through educating the general public and empowering special needs individuals.
Special needs children are often misunderstood by their peers and sometimes by their teachers. Through education we plan to create an educational environment full of love, happiness, and fun.
