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On a sunny Tuesday morning, the Myerberg Center opened its doors to over 130 enthusiastic guests for an Annual Celebration. Myerberg members and supporters came together to commemorate the individuals that contributed to the success of the past fiscal year through awards recognizing outstanding art achievement, outstanding volunteer, and the first ever David Thaman Mensch... Read More

CHAI thanks the many members of our community who joined our Annual Meeting on June 6 to reflect on a strong and impactful year serving northwest Baltimore. There was much to celebrate as we gathered to thank outgoing President Peter Burstein for his leadership and dedication, welcome incoming President Esther Weiner, install our new board,... Read More

Over the past two months, 20 residents at Weinberg Place in Park Heights have embarked on an exciting intergenerational technology training pilot. The residents received Chromebooks through the Enoch Pratt Free Library in partnership with Baltimore City and the Maryland Office of Statewide Broadband. Weinberg Place’s Service Coordinator, Kesha Gordon-Brown, partnered with the iCARRe Foundation to... Read More

Last month, CHAI collaborated with the Fallstaff Improvement Association (FIA) to organize the first in a series of neighborhood walks in Fallstaff. The gathering aimed to identify key areas for improvement, promoting a safe and healthy neighborhood. Over 20 enthusiastic attendees, led by FIA President Joshua Richardson, gathered for the walk, exploring parts of the... Read More

The Edward A. Myerberg Center brings members together over old hobbies, new skills, and shared community. Last month, the Myerberg welcomed over 200 guests to the Spring Art Show. The Center was transformed into a gallery of beautiful handmade crafts, including ceramics, oil paintings, pastel sketches, photographs, and more. Myerberg artists and instructors were joined... Read More

CHAI is proud to have collaborated with Johns Hopkins University on “Designing the Future: Health and Aging,” a course developed to teach undergraduate students design approaches to public health challenges associated with aging. This initiative focused on optimizing social connections in CHAI’s affordable housing communities in Baltimore. Service Coordinators worked alongside students to assess how... Read More

CHAI was thrilled to welcome nearly 250 community members, partners, supporters, board members, past presidents, family, and friends to our 40th Anniversary Celebration last week. Thank you to all who were able to attend and celebrate with us. The event featured an exhibition of pictures and artifacts from our history that is testimony to the... Read More

In April, the Edward A. Myerberg Center hosted a conversation among New York Times best-selling author Pam Jenoff, CHAI’s CEO Lisa K. Budlow, and Harriette Wienner, Chair of Women’s Engagement and Philanthropy at The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore. These three insightful women discussed Jenoff’s writing and publishing process before a full audience, exploring her... Read More

CHAI is excited to announce that Tiffany Sanford joined our Aging in Community team last month as CHAIway Program Manager. Tiffany will be overseeing CHAI’s growing transportation program, which currently provides subsidized rides through Uber and Lyft. Under Tiffany’s leadership, CHAIway will be expanding transportation opportunities for older adults by developing a cadre of volunteer drivers. Tiffany... Read More

For forty years, CHAI has been hosting neighborhood clean ups and other beautification activities, equipping volunteers with the tools they need to give back to their community. Last month, our community development team worked with neighborhood residents and a local school on two community projects. First on Good Deeds Day, neighbors and community members came... Read More