Pan-African Community Association (PACA)

PACA brings together all people of African descent to preserve and enrich African cultural values through education, empowerment, and dialogue; serving the needs of the greater Milwaukee community. PACA was established in 1999 as a small committee to address the emerging issues of African immigrants and refugees in the Milwaukee metro area. It became a 501(c)(3) in 2004, opened its first office and hired its first staff in 2006, and began resettling refugees in 2009. Today PACA employees 10 people who provide resettlement service, immigration assistance, youth and education programs, and other initiatives to support refugee and immigrant adjustment to life in America.

PACA is an African community organization and refugee resettlement agency that envisions African refugees and immigrants making a smooth adjustment into American society, enjoying the rights and fulfilling their obligations as integral members of their community. PACA operated with five guiding values: dignity is a right, integrity is a virtue, diversity is a value, unity is a strength, and service is commitment.