Silver Spring Neighborhood Center

Silver Spring Neighborhood Center is a nonprofit, social services organization located on Milwaukee's northwest side. In fact, Silver Spring is located in Westlawn, Wisconsin's largest public housing development.

Founded on a settlement house model, Silver Spring offers programs that respond to the changing needs of the community. Silver Spring offers a wide spectrum of services--ranging from prenatal care coordination to senior programs--in one facility and serves everyone from infants to seniors. 

Each year, Silver Spring serves more than 8,000 individuals in families, including more than 1,600 youth. Silver Spring remains the only youth serving agency on Milwaukee's northwest side and one of a few comprehensive social service agencies in Milwaukee. 

Since 1958, Silver Spring has advanced its mission to build a safer, stronger neighborhood and community. Silver Spring's core programs include:

• A 4-star rated Child Development Center;
• Three Community Learning Centers (CLC), Browning Elementary CLC, Thurston Woods Campus (CLC) and Obama School of Career and Technical Education CLC;
• Youth & Teen programs;
• Two comprehensive, year-round sports programs (Spartans AAU basketball and Spartans AAU track programs);
• Adult education classes, including GED and ABE (Adult Basic Education);
• Employment programs;
• Family programming, including an annual Back to School Resource Fair and Thanksgiving Dinner;
• A UW-Milwaukee Community Nursing Center;
• And emergency services, including an emergency food and clothing bank.