Bon Secours Mission Fund Celebrates 10 Years of Making
a Difference

Marriottsville, Maryland, December 31, 2008 – Ten years ago, Bon Secours Health System decided to create a special fund for the sole purpose of meeting the unmet needs of those who are poor and underserved in the communities it serves. The Bon Secours Mission Fund has since awarded 147 grants, totaling about $13 million, to 24 domestic and international communities.

Impacting thousands of lives, the funded projects provide education, job training, and day care services as well as enable people to become self-sufficient. Health care and women and family support services also have been an important focus of the Mission Fund. The seed money provided by the Mission Fund has allowed many programs to flourish and succeed.

Bon Secours Health System, Inc. based in Marriottsville, Maryland, is a $2.6 billion dollar not-for-profit Catholic health system that owns, manages or joint ventures 18 acute care, 5 long term care, 5 assisted living and independent living and other facilities, primarily on the East Coast. Bon Secours Health System consists of more than 16,000 caregivers helping people in communities in eight states. Its vision is to be recognized for its leadership in justice, transforming the communities in which it serves and works into places of health and hope, and being a prophetic voice for systemic U.S. health reform and a more humane world.