The Drop-In Family & Community Campus
The DIFACC Initiative
The Drop-In Family & Community Campus (DIFACC) is The Root Foundation’s long-term vision for a future integrated hub in Baton Rouge.
Rather than operating disconnected services across multiple places, DIFACC is being designed as a model that would bring family stabilization, youth leadership, workforce opportunity, and
Who We Are - The Root Foundation
What We Hope to Build
The long-term DIFACC vision includes space for:
- workforce readiness and retention support
- youth leadership and diversion programming
- family stabilization services
- community gathering and learning space
- economic opportunity and entrepreneurship initiatives
Why It Matters
We believe communities are strongest when support systems are connected. A future campus model like DIFACC would create an opportunity to address multiple root causes of instability in one place while strengthening pathways to economic growth and neighborhood well-being.
Where We Are Now
Right now, The Root Foundation is focused on building the foundation for this work through planning, partnership development, pilot strategy, and early-stage support.
We are not presenting DIFACC as a finished project. We are building toward it intentionally.