Our Community

This is how we do
business everyday.

VOA believes that our responsibility to the community continues long after the ribbon is cut. We are dedicated to giving back to our communities by contributing significant time and resources to volunteer work, philanthropy, and other efforts that help improve the world.

Through the work of our Community Service Committee, young professionals in our Associates Panel participate in formal volunteer activity that serves health, education, and community affairs projects in the communities where our offices are located.

  • Gift of Adoption
  • American Red Cross (Haiti Disaster Relief)
  • Tickled Pink
  • FCAN World Bike Relief
  • Soles 4 Souls
  • Norwood Park Historical Society
  • Alzheimer’s Association
  • The Trevor Project
  • Cancer Care Foundation
  • Chicago Pre-College Science & Engineering Program, Inc.,
  • Pacific Garden Mission

VOA leaders also serve on numerous boards, supporting their efforts to enhance community health, educational, economic, and cultural advancements.

sustainability

In addition to our internal efforts, we continuously find ways to play an active role in the larger community.

Chicago Public Schools
“Job Shadowing” program

Chicago House Birdhouse Auction

City of Chicago, Mayor’s Office of Special Events, “Great Chicago Places & Spaces Architecture Festival”

Chicago Public Schools
“Job Shadowing” program

Chicago House Birdhouse Auction

City of Chicago, Mayor’s Office of Special Events, “Great Chicago Places & Spaces Architecture Festival”

Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago’s “Golf Around Chicago”

“Faces in the Field” competition at the Field Museum in Chicago

Herman Miller’s “We Care” holiday
Children’s program

St. Vincent Depaul, Daughters of Charity

Newhouse Program and Architecture Competition

Norman Ross Scholarship Fund

Orland March of Dimes Mud Volleyball Tournament

The Steelcase Christmas Wreath and Menorah Competition

Russian Center for Citizen Initiatives, Productivity Enhancement Program

Toys for Tots