The purpose of the SPCA is to identify and publicize the advantages of the geographical area in which the Association operates, exploring and promoting innovative projects which will initiate action designed to promote integrated urban living. "Why can't we all just be neighbors?" was the question asked by Sherman Park area residents in 1971. That summer, they founded the Sherman Park Community Association, officially recognizing the neighborhood of Sherman Park. The founding members of the SPCA, in search of integration and racial harmony in Sherman Park, wanted diversity to bring about unity within their community. In its thirty years, the SPCA has tackled issues of fair housing, school desegregation, racism, real estate practices, crime and transportation in its effort to find common ground for everyone in Sherman Park. Because of the SPCA, Sherman Park's 43,000 residents can enjoy a culturally diverse community that enriches the entire city of Milwaukee as well. We hope this website will prove a useful resource for residents, and the larger Milwaukee community as well.