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CHAI is thrilled to welcome Lisa Mears-Morris to our professional team. Since 2019, Lisa has been serving as the Director of Resident Services for CHAI’s Weinberg Senior Living portfolio. Her transition from the management company to CHAI’s team will ensure CHAI’s mission and values are infused into the service delivery at our 15 affordable senior... Read More

On November 17, the Northwest Baltimore Partnership (NWBP) held a screening of its 2022 oral history documentary Northwest Baltimore: Through Their Words. Scores of interested community members gathered at Sinai Hospital’s Zamoiski Auditorium to view the filmed histories of long-time northwest Baltimore residents. The event fostered inspired discussions and created additional opportunities to collaborate. Unexpected... Read More

Last month, the Edward A. Myerberg Center held two community-wide events. On November 6, the Center opened its doors to over 500 community members of all ages for its first annual Fall Craft Fair. Visitors were treated to a myriad of beautiful handmade goods and wares from 40 local vendors. The event was a huge... Read More

Over the past several years, the Northwest Baltimore Partnership (NWBP) has secured $3.4 million in funding from the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development through the Baltimore Regional Neighborhood Initiative (BRNI). CHAI is excited to announce that the FY 2023 BRNI awards announced last month will support several important projects in northwest Baltimore City... Read More

The Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network (NTEN), an agency focused on the strategic and equitable use of technology, partnered with the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation to create the Nonprofit Tech Readiness (NTR) for Jewish Agencies, a six-month program that builds internal technology management capacity and provides dedicated coaching to address their most urgent technology needs.... Read More

CHAI’s Community Conversations invites community members to explore the overlap and friction among people of diverse backgrounds who live, work, pray and play in northwest Baltimore. Now in its fourth cohort, the program has evolved into its most inclusive and accessible iteration yet. Offering sessions both in-person and online via Zoom, the current series Can... Read More

Early this year, CHAI established the Northwest Leadership Academy (NWLA) to develop new leaders and stimulate community-driven projects. The first cohort of 24 northwest Baltimore residents has learned about grassroots organizing and utilized their training to plan and implement two projects to benefit Park Heights. The first, a community cleanup, was held in conjunction with... Read More

Edward A. Myerberg Center member, veteran, and longtime Bagel Boy, Marshall Sapperstein, first shared the idea of hosting a Veterans Day Celebration over six years ago. Each year since, the Myerberg has welcomed veterans and their loved ones, community members and public officials to enjoy special guest speakers and performers in honor of those who... Read More

One of the many benefits of residing in a CHAI senior living community is the programming that creates an active and engaged environment. From fall 2021 through summer 2022, the Iris Music Project (IMP) brought an “ensemble-in-residence” to CHAI’s Weinberg Village campus. Community-embedded musicians presented concerts, rehearsed on campus and worked collaboratively with community members... Read More

Northwest Neighbors Connecting (NNC) continues to produce dynamic cultural, social and educational programming for its engaged members. After a two-month summer break, NNC members were thrilled to resume their monthly Village Gathering in September at the Edward A. Myerberg Center, particularly as Jayne Miller, the former chief investigative reporter for the WBAL-TV I-Team, was the... Read More