More than 800 Frankfort youth have been impacted by incarceration. What did we do this year to bring hope to youth and families? According to the 2024 Planet Youth Survey, within one year, our kids have had significant improvements in […]
The 2024 Interns
Part of our 2024 vision included bringing interns on to assist with our programming needs. While we love a helping hand around the office, we wanted to integrate young adults into our programming and our work with Franklin County youth. […]
Program Spotlight: HSO
We know that there are more than 400 middle and high school students impacted by incarceration in Franklin County. The Facts. Knowing these facts, we kicked off our High School Outreach (HSO) program in 2022 (with limited resources and staff) […]
We want your feedback…
We are always looking for ways to grow our impact. Please take a few moments to complete our community assessment so we can better learn how to serve children, youth and families impacted by incarceration. It’s short, sweet and anonymous.
5 Ways to Celebrate our 5th Anniversary
FIVE YEARS! The Wanda Joyce Robinson Foundation has been growing our impact for five years this month. It all started in Fall of 2018 with big ideas, coffee shop meetups and a mission to serve our community. Things have grown, […]
Why are we doing the GoodGiving Challenge?
Last year, the Wanda Joyce Robinson Foundation participated in our first ever GoodGiving Challenge. In the midst of a pandemic, we were anxious to be part of something so rewarding for Kentucky nonprofits. We were blown away at the support […]
Happy Birthday WJRF.
Wow! Year three has been a big one for the Wanda Joyce Robinson Foundation. We are grateful and blessed to be exactly where we’re at in this journey. A lot has been happening around here and we’ve been preparing for […]
Filling in the Gaps.
Established in 2018, the Wanda Joyce Robinson Foundation (WJRF) is the vision of a formerly incarcerated father to create a nonprofit to support and mentor the children of the incarcerated in Kentucky. Dale Robinson served ten years in federal prison, […]
Wan’Dale Robinson Gives Back
Wan’Dale Robinson, Wide Receiver for University of Kentucky, has chosen to use his Name, Image and Likeness to give back to his community. Moving forward, he will be donating a portion of all endorsements to the Wanda Joyce Robinson Foundation, […]
How can you support WJRF?
The vision of the Wanda Joyce Robinson Foundation is to end the cycle of incarceration by providing children and youth of the incarcerated with a path of hope and a dream of a successful future. We are here to provide […]