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Blessings Newsletter: Summer 2026

Blessings Newsletter: Summer 2026

Read our Catholic Charities Summer Blessings Newsletter and celebrate the opening of the Carolyn E. Fugett Intergenerational Center.

WBAL-TV

Penn-North Safe Streets program marks year without homicides

The Penn-North Safe Streets site is marking more than 365 days without a homicide. "It's been a lot of hard work, the work never stopped," said Rochelle Johnson, site supervisor for Penn-North Safe Streets. "We have to continue to work so that we can see more days like this."

Fox45 News

Baltimore’s Safe Streets Penn North marks 1 year without a homicide, mayor says

Mayor Brandon Scott's office announced that the Safe Streets Penn North area has gone over 365 days without a homicide. Officials reported that the last homicide in this area occurred on May 23, 2025, in the 1800 block of N. Woodyear Street.

WJZ

Baltimore’s Safe Streets Penn North has had 365 days without a homicide

Mayor Brandon Scott, in partnership with the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement (MONSE) and Catholic Charities, announced that the Penn North site has surpassed one year without a homicide in its catchment area — a significant milestone for the community.

WMAR-2

Penn North Safe Streets site marks 368 days without a homicide in its catchment area, city officials announce

Mayor Brandon Scott, along with the Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement (MONSE) and Catholic Charities, announced the Penn North site has reached the landmark of going over one year without a homicide in its catchment area.

Baltimore Business Journal

Catholic Charities opens $32M West Baltimore center

Catholic Charities of Baltimore has opened a $32 million center on the site of a former elementary school to provide healthcare, education and job training to an underinvested area of West Baltimore.

Catholic Review

Catholic Charities new intergenerational center provides varied community services

Neighbors, families and civic dignitaries got their first good look inside the Carolynn E. Fugett Intergenerational Center on May 1, as the West Baltimore Catholic Charities center held an open house at the new $35 million facility.

WJZ

Carolyn E. Fugett Center Community Open House

The Carolyn E. Fugett Intergenerational Center welcomed its new neighbors to a Community Open House.

CBS News

New Baltimore community center opens with largest Head Start facility in the city

CBS Baltimore visited as Head Start classrooms opened at the Carolyn E. Fugett Intergenerational Center - capturing the energy, excitement, and impact already taking shape inside this new West Baltimore hub for children and families.

WMAR-2

Buffalo Bills DB Christian Benford visits Villa Maria School to support Baltimore students

Buffalo Bills defensive back and Baltimore County native Christian Benford and his 47 Hearts Foundation recently visited the Villa Maria School.

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Blessings Newsletter: Spring 2026

Blessings Newsletter: Spring 2025

Read our Catholic Charities Spring Blessings Newsletter for our latest stories and updates.

Baltimore Sun

Baltimore’s Sandtown-Winchester hits milestone: 12 months without a homicide

Baltimore’s Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood has gone more than a year without a homicide, a first since the city’s Safe Streets program opened a site there in 2016. The area’s last recorded homicide was the shooting of 20-year-old Anthony Perry Mosley on March 15, 2025.