The site is located in a public park in San Francisco Fillmore district and encompasses the Western addition. The Fillmore was effectively destroyed by government sponsored “redevelopment” resulting in disjointed urban fabric. The redevelopment followed a decades long nation wide policy of racial segregation called “Redlining”. The demolition of thousand of houses and stores in the 1960s caused large scale displacement of thriving African American residents of the Fillmore.

Teenagers in the Western addition are not shown enough care in the neighbourhood and that too often leads them down a path of violence and street gangs in the hope of belonging. According to Rene Strong an active social Worker at Hamilton Recreation Center ,adjacent to our site, there is a lack of established programs for teens in the community. Sport guided me through my childhood and teenage years, it gave me opportunities and taught me life values and most importantly a true sense of belonging.