Bay Area Bright Futures Foundation Awards Grant to The Salvation Army Kroc Center San Francisco
San Francisco, CA – February 8, 2025 – The Bay Area Bright Futures Foundation (BABFF) is proud to announce a long-term grant awarded to The Salvation Army (TSA) Kroc Center of San Francisco. This generous contribution will directly support vital programs including Teen drop-in centers, after school youth education, summer camps, and youth food programs. All of this will serve low-income youth in the Tenderloin neighborhood and surrounding areas.
“The Kroc center is an extraordinary community center at the heart of San Francisco’s tenderloin neighborhood that serves and empowers youth with essential services,” says William Wang, President of BABFF. “We are proud to support such an incredible organization, and will closely track the impact made through our grants.”
“We are incredibly grateful for the support of the Bay Area Bright Futures Foundation,” says Captain Craig Rodriguera, Executive Director of The Salvation Army’s Kroc Center and Railton Place located in the Tenderloin. “BABFF matches our mission and values of delivering essential services to youth-in-need in the Tenderloin neighborhood, and we are motivated to be selected by an organization that strives for the highest standards and accountability. Their gift will truly help us continue to deliver a high quality experience for more than 150 children who attend the center year-round.”
About Bay Area Bright Futures Foundation
Bay Area Bright Futures Foundation, a newly established 501(c)(3) organization, is dedicated to providing underserved youth in San Francisco, Oakland, and Berkeley with the resources they need to survive and thrive. Through grants awarded to qualified non-profit partners, BABFF works to bridge the gap by providing essential resources such as after-school programs, food and utility assistance, childcare, healthcare access and enriching experiences. BABFF values accountability by measuring the impact made with our partners. For more information, please visit bayareabrightfutures.org.
About The Salvation Army Kroc Center
The Salvation Army’s Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center provides facilities, programs and services that encourage positive life-changing experiences for children and adults, strengthening families, and life enrichment for seniors. The 63,000 square-foot San Francisco Kroc Center is an unprecedented place of gathering and enrichment that houses an array of education, sports, faith, arts and supportive programs. The programs, as well as the building itself, have been designed to stimulate the mind, body, and spirit, to provide hope, and to transform the life of each and every member of the community. For more information, log onto https://krocsf.org/kroc-san-francisco/.