Designed and funded in collaboration with Rockworks, the Bret Favre Foundation, Step Fourward, Operation Hope, Force of Nature, the Coca Cola Foundation, the Mississippi Power Foundation and the Boys and Girls Clubs of America; this pro bono project will house after school/summer learning and recreational activities for boys and girls of all ages.  The building will also welcome parents and community seniors for recreational and learning activities.  The Center hopes to cultivate intergenerational activity to foster a sense of place and stability—all the more important in the aftermath of the adversity the area has faced.

The building’s three vaulted roofs shelter an educational volume, a recreational volume, and a central spine atrium.  The clerestoried atrium will feature one of the Club’s most loved spaces-- the games room.  The educational component will consist of learning centers, a technology center, a music/dance room and an art studio.  A large gymnasium will host a variety of activities, from basketball games to youth performances.  Outdoor playgrounds, community gardens, and picnicking areas will also be developed on the site to extend the Club’s communal mission.