[2] By providing services and financial assistance, the Project supports communities and programs in creating awareness and opportunities for full inclusion where barriers break and doors open.

[3] On August 5, 2009, in an open letter from the founders, Clay Aiken and Diane Bubel stated "As we realized the impact the Foundation has already made, it became apparent that even bigger accomplishments could be on the horizon.

[3] Initially, Aiken developed the concept of the foundation as a project to complete credit hours needed for graduation from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

[9] Organizations who received grants include The Salvation Army Kroc Center, San Diego, California, the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta, Georgia, and the City of Bloomington Parks and Recreation Department, Bloomington, Indiana[10][11][12] In late 2004 the Foundation was presented with a $500,000 grant from the U.S. government to develop a K–12 curriculum for inclusion to be used in schools across the country.

In addition State Farm granted $1.5 million to the Foundation to help develop a primary education curriculum focused on teaching social and life skills through service to children of all levels of ability.

[13][14] In January 2009 the University of Minnesota's Institute on Community Integration announced that the curriculum had completed the testing phase and was ready to be released.

[16] Beginning in November 2004 in Los Angeles the Foundation has hosted an annual Gala featuring dinner, live and silent auctions and entertainment.

Partnering with A Step to Gold International Ballroom, the Foundation has hosted a dance competition at the annual Southern Women's Show in Raleigh, North Carolina, since 2007.