Bon Secours Community Works Celebrates Fulton Avenue Homeownership Project

Baltimore, MD (December 19, 2025) – Bon Secours Community Works is proud to celebrate the Fulton Avenue Homeownership Project, a transformative initiative which is breathing new life into 20 vacant homes across the Union Square, Restivo Square, and Carrollton Ridge neighborhoods in Southwest Baltimore to promote neighborhood stabilization and make homeownership more accessible for Baltimore residents.

This public-private partnership is designed to create homeownership opportunities, strengthen social and economic viability, and foster long-term stability for families in the community.

“The Fulton Avenue Homeownership Project symbolizes more than new housing development. Our goal is to provide safe and affordable homes for families within the community that have a lasting impact on their health, financial wellness, and the neighborhood as a whole,” said Ruben Chandrasekar, executive director of Bon Secours Community Works. “We’re proud to have worked with such influential partners to bring this opportunity to life and create a stronger foundation in the West Baltimore neighborhoods, an area that we’ve been focused on revitalizing for many years.”

The project is supported by a coalition of funders and partners committed to revitalizing Baltimore’s housing landscape, including:

• Maryland DHCD’s SEED Community Development Anchor Institution Fund
• Governor Wes Moore and the Maryland General Assembly’s Baltimore Vacants Reinvestment Initiative (BVRI)
• Federal Community Project Funding secured by Senator Chris Van Hollen, Congressman Kweisi Mfume, and former Senator Ben Cardin
• The Bunting Family Foundation
• France-Merrick Foundation
• Baltimore City DHCD’s Developer Incentive
• Maryland Energy Administration

The initiative was unveiled with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, December 18^th where attendees heard speeches by project leaders and partners and toured available properties. This marks a major milestone of a long-term effort by Bon Secours Community Works and its partners to transform vacant properties into viable homes, ensuring families have access to safe, energy-efficient housing and stronger financial futures.

“The pathway to homeownership is difficult for far too many Maryland families – but we can create more housing opportunities by transforming vacant properties. That’s why I worked to secure $500,000 in federal funds to convert these long-vacant properties into upgraded, affordable homes. This initiative is strengthening neighborhoods and bringing homeownership within reach for more Baltimoreans,” said Senator Van Hollen.