A Practitioner Perspective from Baton Rouge, Louisiana w/ Levar Robinson

A native of Baton Rouge and member of Capitol Senior High school class of 1995.  In 1996, after working at K&B Drug Store for a short time, with supportive enforcement from his mother Levar joined the U.S. Navy. He spent 6 years as a nuclear Submarine Machinist Mate on 2 nuclear submarines and a submarine repair ship. This is where he grew his love for traveling and watersports. After the Navy, Levar held positions of  employment with Northrop Grumman, Dow Chemical Company, and ExxonMobil for a combination of 17 years.  Meanwhile in 2008 Levar started mentoring in church with the youth, young adults and prison ministries and volunteered in the community with Big Buddy, 100 Black Men and Volunteers in Public Schools. In 2017 determined to do more with misguided youth and along with supporting fathers he established the 501c3 nonprofit Fathers On A Mission (FOAM) while working shift work for DOW. Levar launched FOAM with the mission of supporting Fathers, Father Figures and mentoring misguided youth. Levar is also a father of 6 and a father figure to hundreds.

On any given day you can find him in schools and the community empowering youth through open dialogue on Enhancing Your Greatness or providing social services intervention to Fathers and Father Figures.

Because of his consistent, effective, and impactful work Levar has been recognized by some of the best organizations and companies in the city and state. He is the recipient of the 2018 Emerge Center Baton Rouge Area Volunteer Activist Award, 2018 Louisiana Association of Non-Profits (LANO) Community Leaders Alumni, 2019 ExxonMobil Responsible Care Award, 2020 Business Report Executive Leadership Academy Alumni, the 2020 NAACP Trailblazer Award, a 2020 BlueCross BlueShield Foundation Angel Award Honoree, 2022 New Orleans Saints and Community Coffee Military and Community Volunteer Honoree, and 2023 Baton Rouge Area Foundation (BRAF) John W. Barton Sr. Excellence in Nonprofit Management Rising Star Award.