Welcome Roger Scheffel
Roger Scheffel, member of Robins’ board of directors, shares how he was introduced to the Robins family and what education means to him.
Partner Spotlight: Housing Opportunities Made Equal of Virginia
Robins Foundation partners with organizations like Housing Opportunities Made Equal of Virginia (HOME) because positive educational outcomes for children depend on a number of criteria, including housing stability. Children in families with stable housing attend school more consistently, tend to perform better academically and experience less stress. Families across Richmond deserve a home in a…
Doubling Down on Supporting Families
We are excited and humbled to announce that the Richmond Resilience Initiative (RRI), which was launched by the City of Richmond on October 29th in partnership with Robins Foundation, will receive an additional $500,000 for expansion. These additional funds will add up to 37 additional families to the pilot program. Richmond is one of 30…
Partner Spotlight: Feed More
Robins Foundation is a proud supporter of the tireless and invaluable work Feed More does each and every day. For more than 50 years, they have been working hard to ensure all of Central Virginia’s families are fed. Feed More’s programs provide healthy meals and hope for a better future for those who face hunger.…
December 1st is Giving Tuesday
Celebrate the end of 2020 this Giving Tuesday, December 1st. Giving whatever we can is especially important this year due to the economic challenges our community faces as a result of COVID-19. This includes nonprofit organizations that are on the ground doing the hard work of continuing the care and feeding of our community. Giving…
A Community-Based Approach to Managing the Impact of COVID-19
December 8, 2020 Doubling Down on Supporting Families We are excited and humbled to announce that the Richmond Resilience Initiative (RRI), which was launched by the City of Richmond on October 29th in partnership with Robins Foundation, will receive an additional $500,000 for expansion. These additional funds will add up to 37 additional families to…
Congratulations to our 2020 CIG Winner – Housing Families First
We are excited to announce that Housing Families First has been awarded the $500,000 Lora M. and E. Claiborne Robins Community Innovation Grant (CIG) for their project Bringing Families Home. Housing Families First (HFF) is a primary provider of crisis housing services for Richmond-area families experiencing homelessness. In partnership with the Richmond Public Schools McKinney-Vento…
Partner Spotlight: Girls For A Change
At Robins Foundation, we partner with innovative, big thinkers and organizations working to transform our community with new solutions to old problems. One such organization is Girls For A Change (GFAC) which works to promote black health, education, rights and community development in Central Virginia by empowering black girls and other girls of color to…