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.…
We believe in investing in children by creating access to equitable opportunities for them so they can reach their full potential and achieve their dreams. That is why we support organizations like The Literacy Lab. They believe literacy is a human right. It is foundational for setting children on the path to educational and career…
Children’s Home Society of Virginia We believe every child deserves a chance – to thrive, be healthy, grow stronger and succeed. And to do this, children need equitable opportunities in housing, health and education. Children’s Home Society of Virginia believes this too. They understand that children have a better chance at success when they have…
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…
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…
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…
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.