Joe Robert

Joseph E. Robert, Jr. was a man of big ideas, with the determination and drive to turn those ideas into reality. In Fight For Children, Joe created a unique, independent organization with a history of bringing public and private sectors together to develop long-lasting, scalable solutions to many of the issues affecting children in Washington, DC.

Joe believed that every child should have access to a quality education because he knew it was the foundation for success. Joe also credited his early love of boxing and the life lessons it taught him in discipline, commitment and overcoming adversity, with turning his life around and setting him on a path to his own success.

Joe’s love and appreciation for boxing is what led him to create Fight Night in 1990; rallying the community in support of DC’s youngest and most vulnerable citizens. For thirty years, proceeds from Fight Night provided support to underserved children in DC, ensuring access to high quality programs and increasing opportunities for future success.

Joe encouraged those around him to think and act boldly and with conviction; and before he passed away in 2011, he challenged Fight For Children to do the same. Today the organization continues Joe’s legacy by forging unique partnerships that create lasting impact throughout the community.

In addition to Fight For Children, Joe was exceptionally generous with many other organizations in the area serving children, protecting the nation’s security, and honoring his faith. You can read about the impact Joe made on these organizations and throughout Washington, DC in Celebrating Joe Robert’s Legacy of Caring for Children and Country.

Joe’s legacy continues to live on through everything we at Fight For Children do to help improve the lives of children in the Washington Metropolitan area.