PARTNERSCommunity Impact

Milwaukee Rep partners with organizations across Milwaukee to co-create programming designed to support the needs of our community. These programs are guided by our Community Impact Partners, 10 organizations who work with Milwaukee Rep to create greater collective impact by focusing on depth over breadth. These long-term partnerships are designed to be mutually beneficial; Milwaukee Rep makes our resources available to partners to help them achieve their goals while broadening our impact by connecting new audiences to Milwaukee Rep.

As part of the new Associated Bank Theater Center, The Herzfeld Education & Engagement Center will allow us to expand programming with our partners in new and different ways and provide our partners a home within our building. Below are our current Community Impact Partners and how we have worked together to create positive change in Milwaukee.

Through music and stories created for a culturally open-minded community, Radio Milwaukee is a catalyst for creating a better, more inclusive and engaged Milwaukee. 88Nine Radio recorded the stories of AAPI elders performed by Milwaukee Youth, which were featured in a lobby display during The Heart Sellers

Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee are the largest youth-serving agency in the city, and one of the largest Boys and Girls Clubs in the country. Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee assisted us with the Next NarrativeTM Monologue Competition, connecting us with local youth as well as providing space for workshops with our Teaching Artists.

Children’s Wisconsin is the region’s only independent healthcare system dedicated solely to the health and well-being of children. They assisted us with our ACC Community Tickets program, which provides families in need with free tickets to see our annual production of A Christmas Carol.

COA Youth and Family Centers meets the needs of Amani, Riverwest, and Harambee families through early education, youth development, and community development. They provide space for our Saturday Youth Programming, support our ACC Community Tickets program, and help us engage with the community in Amani neighborhood at events such as the Safe Summer Kickoff and Beyond the Bookbag.

Imagine MKE is a coalition of arts, culture, and civic leaders in Milwaukee. They accompanied our Teen Council to Create WI Day and assist us in advocating for the arts with our government officials.

Latino Arts works to strengthen and preserve the cultural heritage of the diverse Hispanic community in Milwaukee through arts education experiences and programming. They hosted a Dinner Dialogue for our production of God of Carnage and are a partner organization for ACC Families, making sure that families in need have gifts and food for the holidays.

MHA Wisconsin provides services to help people in Wisconsin live mentally healthier lives. They helped us identify mental health specialists for our God of Carnage Dinner Dialogue.

Milwaukee Public Schools are our core partner for all of our education programs. We work with MPS on our Reading Residency and School Subscription programs, and they host our Saturday Youth Programs and Next NarrativeTM Monologue Competition workshops around the city.

Safe & Sound provides comprehensive, community-based response to crime and violence in the City of Milwaukee. They partner with us on our ACC Community Tickets program, helping identify families in need in the community.

The Wisconsin LGBT Chamber of Commerce works to create a fully inclusive state by promoting economic growth and opportunities for LGBT individuals and businesses in Wisconsin. They work with us to provide Pride Night performances of select productions throughout the season.

For more information on Milwaukee Rep’s Community Impact Partners, visit www.MilwaukeeRep.com/engage-learn/community-impact/