Fugett Center Announces New CommunityPartners

Carolyn E. Fugett Intergenerational Center Announces New Community Partners, Strengthening West Baltimore as a Hub for Opportunity

February 2, 2026 — Baltimore, MD — Catholic Charities of Baltimore today announced a slate of new and expanded community partnerships at the Carolyn E. Fugett Intergenerational Center, set to open in Spring 2026 in West Baltimore.  Designed to break cycles of generational poverty, the Fugett Center is poised to provide a wide variety of critical and enriching services for all ages in one central, state-of-the-art facility.

Through these new community partnerships and existing initiatives, the Fugett Center will serve as a hub for early childhood education, youth development, workforce training, behavioral health care, food access, community violence prevention, and more, ensuring families can access trusted services close to home.

“We’re thrilled to announce the partnerships and programs that will fuel daily opportunities for the Fugett Center and reflect our long-term investment in West Baltimore,” said Kevin Creamer, Director of the Carolyn E. Fugett Intergenerational Center. “By co-locating proven partners in this space, we are reducing barriers to care and creating pathways to stability and opportunity across generations.”

Anchoring the Fugett Center’s vision of opportunity and connection, Catholic Charities is proud to welcome Requity Foundation and PeacePlayers Baltimore as marquee community partners. Together, these two organizations bring nationally recognized models for youth workforce development, leadership, and conflict resolution, shaping the day-to-day life of the Center.

Requity Foundation is expanding operations at the Fugett Center, strengthening its neighborhood-based, hands-on vocational workforce training for West Baltimore students and young adults while maintaining its founding space and workshop near Carver Vocational-Technical High School in West Baltimore. Specializing in construction, culinary arts, digital media, and branded apparel production, Requity will increase cohort sizes, introduce additional industry-recognized certifications, and deepen employer partnerships.

“The Fugett Center reflects what’s possible when investment in a physical community asset is matched by an equally intentional investment in how people and organizations come together,” said Michael Rosenband, Executive Director, Requity Foundation. “Led by Kevin Creamer and Catholic Charities’ leadership, the Center’s organizational design has been strategic, collaborative, and human-centered. We’re excited for our young talent, and our team, to benefit from expanded access to case management, mental & physical health resources, Success Academies, and additional entrepreneurship.”

The Fugett Center will also serve as the new home base for PeacePlayers Baltimore, an internationally renowned youth development and conflict-resolution organization. Through sports-based programming that brings young people together across all neighborhoods and backgrounds, PeacePlayers builds leadership skills, strengthens relationships, and empowers youth to become changemakers. As the Fugett Center’s recreational and youth leadership partner, PeacePlayers will engage more than 400 Baltimore youth during its first two years.

“PeacePlayers has always believed in the power of young people to bridge divides and lead change,” said Myleana Beads-Johnson, Director of PeacePlayers Baltimore. “Having a permanent home at the Fugett Center allows us to deepen our work, reach more youth, and create a space where leadership, connection, and community all come together.”

Additional Services and Partners

The Fugett Center will also house Catholic Charities’ largest Head Start site in Baltimore City, serving more than 100 children ages 0–4 and their families.  The Center will also serve as the largest Early Head Start city-wide, expanding access to high-quality early childhood education while supporting family stability.

Catholic Charities will launch Success Academies at the Fugett Center, offering trauma-informed employment preparation paired with case management, behavioral health support, stipends, and barrier remediation such as childcare and transportation.

Villa Maria Behavioral Health’s Fallstaff Clinic will relocate to the Fugett Center, serving as the headquarters for Catholic Charities’ school-based behavioral health services across Baltimore City, expanding access to evidence-based mental health care for children and families.

The Fugett Center will serve as the operational headquarters for Catholic Charities’ Safe Streets program, providing administrative space, staff coordination, and program support essential to advancing the initiative’s violence prevention work across Baltimore in partnership with the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement. While the Fugett Center will not function as a designated Community Violence Intervention (CVI) site, it will play a critical behind-the-scenes role in supporting outreach teams, strengthening infrastructure, and ensuring Safe Streets has the resources and coordination needed to effectively serve communities citywide.

Additionally, St. Edward’s Food Pantry, Catholic Charities’ largest food pantry, will relocate to the Fugett Center, expanding access to nutritious food through a client-choice model that preserves dignity and reduces food insecurity for West Baltimore residents.

“Each partner brings deep expertise, but it is their shared commitment to West Baltimore that makes this collaboration transformative,” said Dave Kinkopf, Executive Director, Catholic Charities of Baltimore. “The Fugett Center will become a place where families can learn, heal, grow, and thrive – together across generations.”

For more information about the Carolyn E. Fugett Intergenerational Center and its partners, visit www.cc-md.org.

About Catholic Charities of Baltimore

Catholic Charities of Baltimore is Maryland’s largest private provider of human services, with more than 80 programs in 200 locations. Today, Catholic Charities is a family of more than 2,000 talented and dedicated colleagues, supported by 4,000+ selfless volunteers, and more than 10,000 generous donors. This Catholic Charities community includes people of all faiths, ages, and ethnicities, and together, they touch the lives of hundreds of thousands of individuals and families each year. www.cc-md.org.