Meet Robyn Bird
About Robyn
River Wards to her core
Robyn Bird personifies the rowhouse neighborhoods of the River Wards. Four generations of her family have lived in the same rowhouse. They came from Poland through Ellis Island and never stopped serving, from World War I and Omaha Beach to Iraq and today's firehouses. Service runs deep in Robyn's blood.
A fighter for her neighbors
Robyn learned early what it means to fight. At just 15, she lost her father to the heroin crisis, and she has been fighting for the people around her ever since. She wants every family in the River Wards to know their voice matters, and that someone will make sure it's heard.
Standing with her community
Today, Robyn stands with her community. She works side by side with Philadelphia's firefighters and paramedics at Local 22, the men and women who run toward danger, and she shows up for the neighbors and blocks that raised her.