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Richard P. Hall Eagles Foundation is a 501c3 non-profit organization committed to inspiring youth in underrepresented communities to soar in STEM.

STEM represents the academic and professional fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, of which students in the United States are falling behind in relation to the rest of the world student population.  As reported in the FACTTANK News 2.17.17, “Internationally U.S. stands in the middle of the pack as compared to their peers around the world.

There are many schools of thought about the most effect time to introduce STEM concepts to students.  Some say high school, middle school and others say elementary.  As noted in the Education Week  article, “STEM Education Must Start in Early Childhood,” “The Raytheon Company, one of Massachusetts’ leading employers of STEM professionals, response by saying “It is my feeling that you can’t start early enough: Young children are natural-born scientists and engineers… Research has show that high quality Pre-K cuts the rate of children being held back a grade in half; decreases juvenile arrests by a third; and increases high school attendance by a third; college attendance by a whopping 80 percent, and employment by 23 percent.  High-quality early learning environments provide children with a structure in which to build upon their natural inclination to explore, to build, and to question. ”

Our focus areas in STEM education and empowerment builds upon Richard’s passion already ignited in the youth in his hometown of Bastrop, Louisiana, located in Morehouse Parish, in the children in the city of Miramar, Florida where he loved and lived in for eighteen years, and in Miami, Florida where he visited countless schools, participated in science fairs, career days and STEM related initiatives, many times accompanied by original Tuskegee Airmen retired Lieutenant Colonel Eldridge Williams and retired Colonel Leo Gray.   Our purposed driven focus is to impact the lives of children in underrepresented communities and to provide interactive educational opportunities and exposure to the vast career opportunities in STEM.