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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

Each fall, CHAI volunteers join together to beautify and strengthen our neighborhood, collecting hundreds of pounds of trash from the Western Run stream and assisting senior homeowners with the winterization of their homes. We invite you to join the effort this year by volunteering on Sunday, November 14, for CHAI’s annual Good Neighbor Day. This... Read More

CHAI is a proud member of the Northwest Baltimore Partnership (NWBP), a coalition of community associations, nonprofit organizations, businesses, government agencies and faith-based institutions working collaboratively to build value from Park Circle to Pikesville. The partnership’s Oral History Project will video-record and publish approximately 50 interviews with long-time residents of northwest Baltimore. The project aims... Read More

On a sunny afternoon in October, 27 enthusiastic members of CHAI’s Northwest Neighbors Connecting (NNC) checked into the Edward A. Myerberg Center for the first in-person Village Gathering since early 2020. While the village stayed connected by holding regular monthly meetings virtually throughout the pandemic, they have been eagerly anticipating the chance to come together... Read More

At CHAI, we know that enhancing resident engagement helps promote stronger and more vibrant neighborhoods. Last month, CHAI had the opportunity to invite community residents, community association leaders, school principals and parent leaders to learn together through a two-part training with NeighborWorks America—Breaking with Isolation: The Power of Neighbors and Strong Coalitions: Building on Common Interests. These engaging webinars focused on developing solidarity among neighbors to build community, providing... Read More

As a result of the pandemic, many families are struggling to keep up with their rent and are living one emergency away from losing their home. In response to this crisis, CHAI launched a new rental housing counseling service earlier this year. In the past several weeks, CHAI’s certified housing counselors have been responding to... Read More

On Monday, the Edward A. Myerberg Center staff welcomed a group of twenty bridge enthusiasts to participate in the very first meeting of the Myerberg Bridge Club. The Myerberg is excited to be hosting American Contract Bridge League sanctioned games with Bridge Club director Ron Geagle on Mondays and Wednesdays at 12:00 pm. Prior to... Read More