Seeing The Impact: Victory Gardens Theater partners with community organizations to build awareness and raise funds and resources for social justice focused partner. By providing deeply discounted group tickets to these partners who then re-sell them at a mark-up to guests as part of a fundraising event package, VG helps build awareness and much needed funds. During the 17/18 Season, Victory Gardens hosted 50 public programs, partnered with 46 community organizations, and raised over $80,000 to further social justice in Chicago and during the 18/19 Season, Victory Gardens hosted 34 public programs, partnered with 48 community organizations, and raised over $14,200 to further social justice in Chicago.
Community and Engagement Partners
- The Cambodian Heritage Museum and Killing Fields Memorial
- Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center
- JustIS 4 JustUS
- St. Leonard’s Ministries / Grace House
- The Branch Family Institute
- Chicago Books to Women in Prison
- StoryCatchers Theatre
- South African Consulate General
- African American Arts Alliance
- North Lawndale Employment Network
- Metropolitan Planning Council
- Unsilence
- The DuSable Museum of African American History
- Alphawood Gallery
- The Center on Halsted
- Chicago ROAR
- Circles & Ciphers
- Chicago Youth Centers
- iGrow Chicago
- Big Brothers Big Sisters
- National Organization of Negro Women
- Top Ladies of Distinction, Will County Black Diamond Chapter
- Latinos Progresando
- Black Women’s Expo
- Black Owned Chicago
- Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy at The University of Chicago at Illinois
- Asian Americans Advancing Justice
- Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
- Latino Cultural Center at The University of Chicago at Illinois
- ABJ A.R.T.S / ABJ Community Services
- North Lawndale Employment Network
- North Lawndale Community Coordinating Council
