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CHAI is thrilled to announce that Inbal Neun (Innie) will join the Edward A. Myerberg Center as Center Director starting February 7. Innie brings eight years of experience directing senior centers in Anne Arundel and Baltimore Counties. She also ran a consulting business providing participant-centered senior activity and training programs in the Baltimore and Annapolis... Read More

Ahead of the legislative session which began yesterday, the Baltimore Jewish Council and Jews United For Justice recently hosted a community-wide virtual program to shine light on two of the most pressing issues affecting working families in Maryland: paid family and medical leave and renters’ rights. CHAI’s Housing Counseling Program Manager, Stephanie Davis, served on the panel, speaking on the... Read More

Last summer, when the pandemic seemed to be ebbing, the residents of CHAI’s Weinberg Senior Living communities were overjoyed that in-person social gatherings and group transportation were able to resume. As we face the need to respond to increasing COVID cases linked to the Omicron variant, CHAI is focused on keeping our 1,600+ residents both safe... Read More

CHAI is excited to announce the FY 2022 Baltimore Regional Neighborhood Initiative (BRNI) grant awards to the Northwest Baltimore Partnership (NWBP) totaling $1,095,000. This funding will support exciting investments in northwest Baltimore City and County including the Pikesville Armory NCO Club, Cylburn Arboretum Carriage House expansion, HUBS senior home repair program (Housing Upgrades to Benefit... Read More

CHAI’s Northwest Neighbors Connecting (NNC) is a synergetic group of older adults who lead and participate in social, educational and cultural activities, inspiring one another to experience life to the fullest. Over the holiday season, NNC members engaged in programming and discussions that explored topics related to diversity, social justice and multiculturalism. At their November meeting, the... Read More

The mission of CHAI’s Fallstaff Multicultural Organization Project (FMOP) is to bridge cultural gaps in one of Baltimore’s most diverse neighborhoods. FMOP has held in-person community events like International Day Festival and End of Year Holiday Gathering, creating fun and safe space for members of the Latinx, African American and Jewish communities to gather, mingle... Read More

Each year on CHAI’s Good Neighbor Day, community members participate in events designed to help beautify northwest Baltimore and assist older adults in the winterization of their homes. This year, CHAI added a new event specifically for the residents of Fallstaff (Baltimore City) and Colonial Village (Baltimore County). Upon learning that both neighborhood associations expressed... Read More

Mary Mayhew’s popular art classes at the Edward A. Myerberg Center always seem to fill up quickly. The accomplished artist teaches oil painting on Tuesday afternoons to a group of enthusiastic students, one of whom is Carol Hawtof. Carol and her sister Rita have been taking Mary’s classes for the past several years. Just before... Read More

Travis Curtis joined the CHAI professional team on November 15 as our Senior Accountant. Travis comes to us most recently from Medstar Health, having previously worked at the University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins University. He brings a decade of experience in financial accounting and grant management and is very excited to bring his passion... Read More

This summer, CHAI received a call from a concerned daughter who shared that her mother, an older adult from New York, had been living in Baltimore since the start of the pandemic. The caller explained that her mother, Mrs. G, was in need of social engagement, so CHAI connected her to its Warm House program.... Read More