About Augustus F. Hawkins Foundation

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The Hawkins Family Memorial Foundation for Educational Research and Development was established in California in May 1969 by the late Honorable Augustus Freeman Hawkins during Mr. Hawkins' service in the in the U.S. House of Representatives. The Hawkins Family Memorial Foundation's goals were built around economic development and, a robust support of the development and growth of small businesses. In subsequent years, the focus of the Foundation shifted toward education in recognition of the strategic impacts of education on developing highly trained workers.