COMMUNITY Building
Connected, Empowered People
GET INVOLVED IN YOUR COMMUNITY
Join our Monthly Neighbor Meetings
During our Monthly Neighbor Meetings, we will discuss a variety of topics including neighborhood safety, beautification projects, community resources, and more. Join us as we explore and address various aspects that contribute to the well-being and enhancement of our community. All the neighborhood meetings will take place at VIA.
For more information please contact Kevin Solis at 414-409-3845 or kevin@viacdc.org
SILVER CITY FEST
Become a Vendor:
- Merchandise & Baked Goods Vendor
- Food Trucks
- Non-profit (Community Resources)
Questions? Please contact Brisa E. Van Galen at 414-409-8832 or by email: brisa@viacdc.org. Ask about our reduced vendor rates for southside based small businesses.
Join our monthly Spring & Summer Clean-ups
Are you interested in leading a clean-up on your block? Connect with our outreach team today! We’ll help you organize your neighbors and supply all the tools you need to have a successful community clean-up!
For more information please contact Isabel Castro at isabel@viacdc.org, call or text Isabel at 414.209.4220.
Join our Neighborhood Walks
A neighborhood walk is an opportunity for neighbors to come together and check out infrastructure and building conditions along public sidewalks. This is also a great time for neighbors, business owners, neighborhood institutions, and city departments to come together and learn from one another.
If you want to join, please reach out to Isabel Castro at isabel@viacdc.org, call or text Isabel at 414.209.4220 for exact street locations and walk audit route.
Advocating for Immigrant Rights
Resources
Here, you’ll find a collection of tools, guides, and information to support you. Whether you’re looking for legal assistance, community programs, or educational materials, these resources are designed to empower and guide you.
- Forward Latino
- Voces de la Frontera
- Know Your Rights: here.
BUILD POLITICAL POWER
Your power and voice as a Milwaukee resident are not limited to voting. You also have a say in how government services are operated, where your tax money goes and the laws that are approved. You can address these topics by contacting your elected officials.
Make your voice Heard & Vote
Visit Myvote.wi.gov to register to vote, check your registration status, what’s on your ballot, find your voting location, request an absentee ballot, and so much more.
February 18 – Spring Primary, if needed, to choose candidates for the following offices: Circuit Court Judges and Court of Appeal Judges, Milwaukee County Executive, Comptroller and County Supervisors, City of Milwaukee Mayor, City Attorney, Treasurer, Comptroller, and Alderpersons.
WHO ARE YOUR LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS?
¿QUIENES SON SUS OFICIALES ELECTOS?
Neighborhood Action Plan: Small Steps, Big Changes
The Plan Advisory Committee (PAC) came together in 2019 to work alongside other Silver City, Layton Park and Burnham Park neighbors to update the 2011 Quality of Life Plan for 2020-2025. PAC members have helped to:
- Review and evaluate the original 2011 Quality of Life Plan
- Form committees based on Plan priority areas
- Facilitate committee meetings and develop action plans within each committee
- Work with the community at large to create an updated Quality of Life Plan action guide
Neighborhood Action Plan
Thank you to the 2019 Plan Advisory Committee (PAC) members:
- Anali Albor
- Martin Andrade
- Araceli Arevalo
- Joe Lamers
- Sarah Luther
- Edisson Orozco
- Rubi Orozco
- Maria Poradek
- Maria Magdalena Gutierrez
- Beverly Klingbeil
- Richard Klingbeil
- Andrew Swant
- Sandra Hernandez
In 2011, VIA convened the first PAC. Together we embarked on a year-long planning process to develop a comprehensive Quality of Life Plan for the Milwaukee neighborhoods of Silver City, Burnham Park and Layton Park as part of the Zilber Neighborhood Initiative.
Hundreds of neighbors, business owners and community stakeholders participated in dozens of one-on-one meetings, focus groups and community gatherings to identify priorities for the neighborhood’s continued growth into the future. This plan, and the Action Plan completed in 2019, continue to guide the work of VIA and other community partners.