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West Baltimore Renaissance Foundation opens $12.5M center
The West Baltimore Renaissance Foundation celebrated the opening of The Factory: a West Baltimore Opportunity Center on May 13, 2025. Hundreds attended the ribbon cutting, including state and city leaders, community members and nonprofit representatives. The event featured tours, spoken word, music and a dance performance from a local elementary school.
WBRF launched as a separate nonprofit through LifeBridge Health‘s commitment to West Baltimore after acquiring Grace Medical Center. The Factory sits six blocks from the transformed medical center and continues LifeBridge Health’s mission to support health and opportunity beyond hospital walls.
The $12.5 million renovation of the former warehouse and gelato factory took three and a half years to complete. Since 2019, WBRF has awarded more than $23 million in grants to 121 organizations across youth mentoring, workforce development, food access and population health.
The Factory will house community-facing nonprofits and expand programming and services. Located in the historic West Baltimore Street retail corridor, it aims to catalyze further reinvestment in West Baltimore.
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