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Take a Hard Hat Tour!
 The Salvation Army Kroc Center is moving from dream to reality, from the promise of hope to the fulfillment of meeting the needs of community residents and impacting the entire City of Boston. (pictured left, Greater Boston Advisory Board Member Paul Foster and State Commander Major William Bode)
The best way to understand the magnitude of the center’s impact is to witness the construction and see the building come to life. For information about taking a hard hat tour or to explore the possibilities of gift naming, contact Capital Campaign Director, Jack Peters by phone at 617-542-5420 or by email at RJPeters@use.SalvationArmy.org.
$1.7 Million Required to Complete the Campaign
With steel being erected, the Kroc Center site has become a visible sign of the tremendous progress that the Capital Campaign has made. As construction continues, Campaign Chair John Hamill, along with the Leadership Gifts Committee, has kept pace with the goal of bringing the campaign to a close by the end of the year.
The campaign's success to date enabled The Salvation Army to begin construction during the summer of 2009 by reaching the threshold of $113 million of the project's total value of $115.5 million. Due to the committee's ongoing efforts through the late summer and fall, the balance stands...Read full story
Community Campaign is Building Hope - $65,000 raised!
 A One-Year Community Campaign was launched in March 2009, which will run through March 2010. This phase of the campaign provides opportunities for everyone to contribute by buying a brick paver to be placed outside the center's entrance with a customized inscription.
With just over four months left to go, the campaign has raised over $65,000 from over 400 donors. To find out how you can get involved today visit the Building Hope Community Campaign page.
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. This is indeed the time for bold action in Boston.
Mission
The Kroc Center will provide more than 100 diverse program components designed to nurture the body, mind and spirit of all who enter. With superb facilities to match the Kroc Center will be a beacon of hope and an agent of change in Boston. It will provide children, youth, families and individuals with spiritual, educational, recreational and other activities that build character, confidence, capacity and hope. Because the Kroc Center is directly responsive to the assessed needs and desires of those it serves, it will enrich the entire community.
Our Team
 The Kroc Center project already has the backing of Mayor Thomas M. Menino, Governor Deval Patrick and numerous civic and community leaders. Our Capital Campaign is under the determined leadership of John Hamill (pictured, right), Chairman, Sovereign Bank New England, and an esteemed alliance of New England's most influential and generous business executives.
If you would like to see who is on our Leadership Gifts Committee please click here. If you would like to get involved with the Leadership Gifts Committee please contact Jack Peters at The Salvation Army of Massachusetts Headquarters at 617-542-5420 x180.
Impact
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. 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.
Future
Through The Salvation Army's trained staff and volunteers, as well as through community partners, the Kroc Center will offer programs such as aquatics (swim lessons, water aerobics and therapy, an indoor water park and an outdoor "spray ground"); recreation and fitness (gym, aerobics and sports leagues); senior activities (meals, outreach and intergenerational programs); enrichment (mentoring, counseling and health education); visual and performing arts (theater, dance, music, painting and a video/sound studio); education (ESL, life skills, test prep, tutoring, literacy and conflict resolution); workforce development (culinary education, entrepreneurial training and interview prep skills). The Kroc Center will also offer traditional Salvation Army programs such as worship, Bible study and social service assistance including food pantry and heat assistance.
Your Investment
 Boston was selected as the site for the only Kroc Center in New England. A $115.5 million investment in the Uphams-Dudley neighborhood of Boston, the Kroc Center is a 90,000 square foot comprehensive facility that honors Mrs. Kroc's vision and her unprecedented lead gift amounting to $85.5 million. This leaves The Salvation Army with only $30 million to be raised locally before Boston can fully realize the undertaking that Mrs. Kroc's gift has already begun. So far, we have received nearly $11 million in pledges and that means we are within $20 million of breaking ground. Her estate provides The Salvation Army in Boston with a 3-to-1 match which, when met, will allow for construction to commence and this dream to become reality. This will also sustain the center as $50 million will be allocated to an endowment to help make the center accessible to residents of Dorchester and Roxbury. It is an investment and an inspiring opportunity that Boston cannot let pass.
$1.7 Million Required to Complete the Campaign
 With steel being erected, the Kroc Center site has become a visible sign of the tremendous progress that the Capital Campaign has made. As construction continues, Campaign Chair John Hamill, along with the Leadership Gifts Committee, has kept pace with the goal of bringing the campaign to a close by the end of the year.
The campaign's success to date enabled The Salvation Army to begin construction during the summer of 2009 by reaching the thresheold of $113 million of the project's total value of $115.5 million. Due to the committee's ongoing efforts, the balance stands at $1.7 million to bring the project to completion and provide for a vibrant, sustainable program on Dudley Street that is expected to impact 1,000 people a day.
Hamill continues to compel the campaign toward the finish line, "To realize the accomplishments of the campaign at this time is a tremendous victory. But that victory is not yet complete. We are now at a crucial point in the campaign and must continue to raise the remaining funds in the days ahead to complete the task at hand." To that end, Hamill has set an ambitious goal, "It is my hope and prayer that we can announce total victory by the end of the spring."
Site visits with potential funders are occuring regularly. To learn more about upcoming site visits or to join one, contact campaign director, Jack Peters 617.542.5420 or by email at RJPeters@use.salvationarmy.org
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