We are pleased to announce the top 10 nonprofit organizations for the 2020 Lora M. and E. Claiborne Robins, Sr. Community Innovation Grant (CIG). Awarded annually the CIG seeds a $500,000 proposal that applauds the imaginative, cooperative spirit of Greater Richmond. The award is designed to support a project that addresses unmet community needs or…
A good education is designed to expose youth to the countless career possibilities available after graduating. Everyone deserves this. But when children don’t feel safe in school, they can’t learn. When they don’t feel safe this can lead to chronic absenteeism. And lesbian, gay and bisexual youth are twice as likely to skip school because…
To complete our video series with Board Chair Juliet Shield-Taylor, she talks to us about her involvement with Social, Emotional and Ethical (SEE) Learning, and the importance of kindness and compassion toward students in modern education.
In April of 2019, we had a conversation with president emeritus of University of Richmond and longstanding Robins Foundation board member, Dr. E. Bruce Heilman. We asked him to tell us about an experience that inspired him to partner with Claiborne Robins in their joint mission to help youth reach their fullest potential. We talked…
We mourn the passing of our beloved friend, mentor, community advocate and longtime board member E. Bruce Heilman. Dr. Heilman, former president of the University of Richmond and current Chancellor, died peacefully in his sleep early Sunday morning, October 20. He was a giant among men and will be missed. He was 93 years young,…
In part two of our in our video series with Board Chair Juliet Shield-Taylor, she tells us what inspired her to become a member of the Robins board and talks about the importance of “giving while you are living”.
In this first of three videos from Juliet Shield-Taylor, Robins Foundation Board Chair and first grandchild of E. Claiborne and Lora M. Robins, she shares memories of her grandparents, their words of wisdom and how she came to write her grandfather’s biography.
A story by Jessica Hawthorne, Director of Programs for Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities (VCIC). VCIC is working to help create a more inclusive Virginia. FromJessica’s story we learn how sometimes necessary conversations are uncomfortable, but they can lead to great learning and growth. Students are recruited from all over the state to attend a…