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Our Mission |
Founded
in 1984 by the late Most Reverend Joseph A. Ferrario, the
Augustine Educational Foundation was formed to help Hawaii
Catholic Schools reach out to parents that wanted a quality
Catholic education for their children. Without
discrimination against ethnic background, race or religion,
the Foundation has two purposes:
Scholarships
First, to provide scholarships for students attending a
Hawaii Catholic School based on need.
Educational Grants
Second,
to award grant money to educators within the Catholic school
system in Hawaii for teacher curriculum development programs
that will better the level of instruction to students.
It is
this faith in students and instructors in Hawaii Catholic
Schools that people become aware of and support the
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Quick Links
Contact Us
Augustine Educational Foundation
6301 Pali Highway
Kaneohe, HI 96744-5224
(808) 203-6736 phone
(808) 230-2441 fax
Email:
info@augustinefoundation.org
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Hawaii
Catholic Schools history dates back to 1840 when King
Kamehameha III enacted a law designed to launch education
throughout the Hawaiian Island chain. Today, 36 parish
and private Catholic schools, preschool through high school,
on Oahu, Maui, Hawaii and Kauai, serve over 11,000 students
of various ethnic and religious backgrounds. It is a
system of schools that religiously, socially, racially and
economically is one the most integrated educational systems
in the world. Because of generous contributions of
services and dollars, Catholic education is made possible
throughout our islands – without financial support from the
State of Hawaii – saving Hawaii’s taxpayers $65 million
dollars each year.
It is
with a spirit to help poverty-level families who count on
Hawaii Catholic Schools for their children’s education that
the Augustine Educational Foundation was founded. A
modest $1.0 million from the sale of St. Augustine School in
Waikiki was gifted to the Foundation by the Diocese of
Honolulu.
Tuition
costs at local Catholic schools have more than tripled since
the foundation was established. During this time, the
Foundation distributed more than $5.3 million in tuition
scholarships. An average of 950 student applications
is received each year, with about 50% receiving a
scholarship.
In the
2007-08 school year, the AEF received a record 1011 student
applications. The Foundation distributed a
record total $500,000 in tuition scholarships to 419
recipients. |
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It takes
a team of very dedicated individuals to make the Augustine
Educational Foundation work. Our staff manages the tuition
programs and raises the funds to support distribution each
year.
Intimate
knowledge of the students we serve creates the opportunity
for our donors to know the students and become more
committed to the mission of the Foundation. Our familiarity
with our donors creates opportunities for us to raise funds
for all the programs we administer. This two way
communication is the key to our success and the future of
the AEF.
Our
biggest challenge ahead is getting the word out to more of
our potential donors about the work of our Foundation. This
leads to our ability to raise funds fast enough to serve all
in need.
Of
course the staff has the complete support and encouragement
of the Bishop of Honolulu, Larry Silva and the Vicar
General, Marc R. Alexander.
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