Ray and Joan Kroc Community Center

Ray and Joan Kroc Community Center exterior recreation field

Ray and Joan Kroc Community Center

A Signature Recreation Center Shapes a Healthy Community

Envisioned as a gathering place where lives are transformed, the mission and programs of The Salvation Army are met, and the dreams of Joan Kroc fulfilled, The Salvation Army Kroc Center is the largest community center of its kind in Omaha, Nebraska. Surrounded by residential areas and serving as a neighborhood anchor, the Kroc Center offers arts, education and recreation programs supported by an aquatics complex, a gymnasium, classrooms designed for conventional learning, an assembly complex and administrative offices. The facility is nestled on a 16-acre site in a valley near major roadways and public parks. The surrounding neighborhoods have experienced a rebirth that includes a major renovation of the public spaces along a vibrant business core of South Omaha.

The building's shape consists of three distinct forms housing assembly, recreation and education components. Designed as a destination where everyone of all ages, interests and abilities feels welcomed and supported, no matter their physical, educational and social goals. The Kroc Center benefits individuals, seniors and families in a myriad of ways. Recreational and educational programs for the community include: after-school programs, music lessons, food programs, sports, dance lessons, fitness and swimming classes.

Designed to exercise the body, mind, and spirit with:

  • Health & Wellness Center with Gymnasium, Weight Rooms, and Fitness Deck
  • Festival Space
  • Garden
  • Assembly Building with Performing Arts Space
  • Classroom and Instruction Rooms
  • Indoor Aquatics Facility including Competition Pool, Family Pool and Waterslides
  • Outdoor Skate park
  • Outdoor Recreation Fields for Soccer, Softball, and Football
Ray and Joan Kroc Community Center exterior recreation field
Client
Salvation Army
Location

Omaha, NE
United States

Size
122,000 SF (11,335 m²)