The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center of Boston is a once in a lifetime investment that will change the lives of Boston's neediest families for generations to come. At the Kroc Center children will play. Learners will discover. Parents will dream. Troubled spirits will find healing. Families will come together. A community will have a place. Our goal is within reach - with your help. The Kroc Center will bring hope to people who need it, new life to a community in need and a vision for the next generation of our city. Now is the time for bold action in Boston and we ask you to join our team.  One great way to do that is to buy a brick paver that will be placed outside the center.

Steel Going Up on Kroc Center

Steel arrived at the Kroc Center site on Thursday, November 5, marking an important step toward the completion the long-anticipated center.  With the foundations complete, steel was erected in the basement area of the pool and the gym so that utility work can continue. 

Following the groundbreaking this summer, progress has been efficient on the 6.5 acre site, fulfilling the promise to deliver on  a dream held by residents for more than two decades.  The distinctive corner at the gym and weight room is now... Read full story. 

View the Kroc Center Project Webcam

You can now view the progress on the construction of the Kroc Center with this interactive webcam provided by Suffolk Construction.  Snapshots have been taken at 15-minute intervals since construction began. 

The next best thing to a site visit, the project webcam takes you right to the action.   Click here to view the progress.

Historic Kroc Center Breaks Ground

On July 27, 2009, The Salvation Army officially broke ground on the construction of the Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center - the largest social service development project in the history of Massachusetts.

John Fish, Reverend Dr. Ray Hammond, Majors Joan and William Bode, Mayor Menino, and John Hamill donned hard hats, lifted shovels and dug deep into the Dudley dirt to close the Kroc Center Groundbreaking Ceremony.  Read full story

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Building Character, Confidence, Capacity and Hope

The Kroc Center will be a catalyst in the revitalization of an underserved neighborhood of Boston where two-thirds of the residents have income below the self-sufficiency standard. It will also bring to fruition a 20-year vision and dream of Dudley residents. The programs offered will make a significant, measurable difference for this community and the future of our city.

There are 58,000 residents living within a one mile radius of the planned site, 19,000 of whom are children. The 6.5 acre Kroc Center campus will be a place of retreat and community, offering its neighbors a full spectrum of quality resources, programs and activities designed to nurture the body, mind and spirit. This 90,000 square foot center will serve the whole family from toddlers to elders, the Kroc Center will enrich the entire community.

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