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Last summer, CHAI held a special day of learning for our board and staff at an event made possible through gifts honoring the memory of Arnold Kohn, a respected and beloved CHAI board member. The Kohn family loved the idea and created a fund to support an annual Arnold Kohn Lay/Pro Day of Learning. The... Read More

At this special time of year – the Jewish High Holiday season – CHAI is pleased to share its Jewish Identity & Values guide, originally showcased at our annual meeting in June 2022. This guide is the result of a deep study of Jewish texts, teachings and traditions that underpin CHAI’s mission. As an agency... Read More

Upon learning that a group of residents in a local condominium community were at risk of losing their homes due to a special assessment, CHAI stepped in to provide critical expert assistance. Many of the owners are older adults who live on fixed incomes and cannot afford the cost of the assessment on top of... Read More

For close to four decades, CHAI has been providing safe and affordable housing for seniors. For 24 of those years, Tony Marzocchi, the Director of Maintenance for CHAI’s Weinberg Senior Living communities, has been bringing his dedication and expertise to ensure the highest living standards for older adults. Thanks to his leadership, CHAI’s affordable senior... Read More

CHAI has developed strong relationships with northwest Baltimore public schools by providing collaboration and support to principals, faculty, students and their families for decades. As a respected school-community partner, CHAI’s Pikesville Community & Schools Director, Stephen D. Bowley, Sr., was invited to speak at the August board meeting of Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS). Stephen... Read More

On a beautiful afternoon in mid-August, hundreds of people turned out for the first annual Taste of Northwest festival, a free family-friendly, outdoor event celebrating northwest Baltimore. Guests were treated to music from a local DJ, a steel drum band, a live fashion show, a marching band, as well as food and goods from area... Read More

Central to CHAI’s mission of strengthening community are the services and programs we provide to help older adults age safely and independently while leading active and engaged lives. This support often begins with a call to our intake line, where CHAI’s dedicated Intake Specialist, Lisa Glick, is there to listen and connect callers to assistance... Read More

CHAI is proud to be an engaged community partner to area schools, providing support and resources to faculty, students and their families. Recently, CHAI was invited to serve on the interview committee to select a successor to Dr. Faith Hibbert, Fallstaff Elementary/Middle’s outgoing principal. CHAI congratulates Dr. Sedrick Smith on his appointment as Fallstaff principal... Read More

CHAI is excited to announce that Lisa Stachura has rejoined our professional team as Housing Development Manager. A lifelong resident of Baltimore, Lisa has been working in affordable housing for twenty-five years, including seven years previously at CHAI, where she oversaw the development of Weinberg Village II, Manhattan Park and Weinberg Manor East and West.... Read More

In addition to a portfolio of sixteen multi-family affordable housing communities, CHAI owns and oversees the operation of six homes for adults living with chronic mental illness. CHAI’s HOPED program (Housing for People with Disabilities) offers affordable, quality housing that helps low-income adults with mental illness live independently in the community. Each house is shared... Read More