City of Richmond to make $500,000 investment in Robins Foundation Family Crisis Fund

Mayor Stoney announced today that the City of Richmond will provide a $500,000 match to the Robins Foundation Family Crisis Fund. The money will fund relief payments to families in the City of Richmond. 

The Robins Foundation announced the launch of the fund, intended to aid families with children in the Greater Richmond Region that have lost income due to the COVID-19 pandemic, earlier today, Friday, April 3.   

Under the Robins initiative, which includes an investment from the foundation of $500,000, eligible families will receive a one-time payment of $500. The city’s Office of Community Wealth Building will facilitate disbursement of city funds to interested and eligible families, working with Enrichmond as the nonprofit partner coordinating with Robins.

Households who have lost income due to COVID-19 may qualify. This could include losing wages due to reduction of hours or layoffs, losing wages while caring for children out of school, or incurring additional cost for childcare due to school closures.

Interested parties may contribute to the fund so that more families in the region, including the city, can receive support. Those interested in learning more or contributing to the fund are encouraged to visit www.robinsfdn.org.

“We are grateful to our community partners like the Robins Foundation who continue to step up to do the right thing and help those in a time of need,” said Mayor Stoney. “This is a challenging time for all, but efforts like this represent Richmond at its best.”

For information on how to qualify for assistance, please call the Office of Community Wealth Building: 804-646-6464 or fill out an intake form that will be available on this page of RVAStrong.

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