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Buying a house creates opportunity to live in a safe, stable place of one’s own. For lower-income households, it is also an effective path to building personal wealth. CHAI can help make this dream a reality for first-time homebuyers. CHAI’s monthly Homebuyer Education Workshops inform participants about the home buying process. The next step—personalized pre-purchase... Read More

The Jewish Funders Network (JFN) is shining a spotlight on affordable housing, aiming to get funders engaged in the effort to create affordable housing opportunities as well as inspiring Jewish agencies to become engaged in providing housing solutions. In her role as Chair of the JFN Poverty Affinity Housing Workgroup, CHAI CEO Lisa Budlow participated... Read More

AgeWell Baltimore is a network that supports aging with confidence, dignity and independence by connecting community members to over forty coordinated services and programs provided by CHAI, CHANA and Jewish Community Services. CHAI is excited to participate in a virtual screening and panel discussion of the award-winning documentary, Fast-Forward. Join the director, cast members and... Read More

One of the goals of the Fallstaff Multicultural Organizing Program (FMOP), a collaboration between the Fallstaff Improvement Association, CASA and CHAI, is to bridge cultural gaps by celebrating diversity and engaging Fallstaff community residents in meaningful conversations. In January, FMOP hosted a virtual celebration that included a facilitated a discussion using the Crossing Borders curriculum,... Read More

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