Charles (“Les”) Robbins, an Associate Vice President for Investments at Wells Fargo, was today named the new board chair of Jewish Family & Children’s Services of Greater Philadelphia. He has been a board member of JFCS since 2016, serving as both Assistant Treasurer and Treasurer.
As Board Chair, Robbins will oversee a 25-member board of volunteers and a dedicated full-time professional team who will help guide and support JFCS on its unique and vital mission of strengthening families and individuals across generations and cultures to achieve stability, independence, and community. Additionally, Robbins wants to help expand JFCS’ mental health support, diversity, equity, and inclusion; the organizational evolution of JFCS in a post-pandemic world; resource development; and achieving a new culture of learning and innovation.
“As Board Chair, I look forward to helping this outstanding organization that helps so many in need regardless of their religious affiliation,” said Robbins. “I plan to reach out to solicit support from more members of our diverse community to help support those in need. I also want to find opportunities that engage our board members and the community to help us continue to impact the lives of thousands across the region.”
“Les is a well-respected leader in the business community with tremendous insight into helping organizations like JFCS flourish,” said Paula Goldstein, President, JFCS. “We’re grateful to have him lead our board of directors and share his knowledge, insight, and passion for helping improve the quality of life across our region.”
Robbins and his wife Eve are long-time members of Temple Beth Zion–Beth Israel, where Les was also a Board member for several years.
Robbins is a Financial Advisor at Wells Fargo Advisors and works with individuals and small businesses on their financial goals and objectives. He earned his M.B.A. in Finance from Temple University.
Robbins also sits on the Board of Trustees for the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, and is a member of US SIF (The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment), The Urban League of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Estate Planning Council, the Financial Planning Association, and the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce.
Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Greater Philadelphia has a unique and vital mission: to strengthen families and individuals across generations and cultures to achieve stability, independence, and community. JFCS works to fulfill that mission by honoring its Jewish values: Kehillah: creating community through connection and healing; B’tzelem Elohim: valuing the inherent dignity and importance of each individual; and Tikkun Olam: doing its part to make the community and the world better.
Guided by these Jewish values, JFCS of Greater Philadelphia is committed to extending its services beyond the Jewish community to aid, assist, and respond to the needs of non-Jewish individuals and families from across the Greater Philadelphia Region in their moments of crisis, exacerbated by the effects
