Strong Communities for Life
Guiding First-Time Homebuyers on the Path to Homeownership
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 counseling—provides tailored information and assessment of home affordability, a sustainable household budget, and guidance on how to get approved for a mortgage. With CHAI’s support, one recent client, who lives on a fixed income, purchased her very first home, finally realizing her dream of becoming a homeowner at the age of 60.
Training Develops Northwest Neighborhood Leaders
Twenty-four neighborhood leaders from all over northwest Baltimore are actively engaged in CHAI’s Northwest Community Leadership Academy (NCLA), an online leadership training that is designed to develop new leaders, bring diverse communities together and stimulate community-driven projects. The trainings, generously funded by Baltimore Community Foundation, are facilitated by Jeannie Appleman, Senior Organizer and Trainer for JOIN for Justice: The Jewish Organizing Institute and Network. The NCLA training is preparing these leaders to take their work to the next level, including designing, developing and executing two community-driven projects in greater Park Heights neighborhoods.
Service Coordinators Strive for Total Wellness for Residents
The skilled and dedicated Resident Services Coordinators (RSC) at CHAI’s Weinberg Senior Living Communities work directly with residents to assess their needs and offer resources, often going above and beyond to ensure their total wellness. One RSC at Weinberg Place, had been working with a resident for months and observed that his humility often prevented him from getting his needs met. Although the RSC was ready and willing to mediate when he informed her about needed repairs to his wheelchair, she recognized that it would ultimately be more empowering for him to act on his own behalf. With her gentle encouragement, he did so and very proudly reported that the technician made the basic repair and installed a new battery and seat as well. Due to the RSC’s care, the resident received a much-needed boost to his self-confidence and a reminder that his voice counts.
FMOP Hosts Virtual Tour at Reginald F. Lewis Museum to Honor Black History
One of the goals of CHAI’s Fallstaff Multicultural Organizing Project (FMOP) is to bridge cultural gaps in one of Baltimore’s most diverse neighborhoods. In honor of Black History month, the FMOP planned a virtual tour of Men of Change: Power. Triumph. Truth., the newest installation at Baltimore’s own Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture. On Wednesday, March 9, at 7:00 p.m. participants will be guided through the exhibit, which profiles revolutionary African American men—including Muhammad Ali, James Baldwin, Ta-Nehisi Coates, W.E.B Du Bois, and Kendrick Lamar—whose journeys have altered the history and culture of the country and how they achieved excellence in spite of society’s barriers. This event is free and open to all. To register, please
Contact Sherrell Savage, CHAI’s Northwest Community and Schools Director by March 8.
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Save the Date for a Special Myerberg Event!
On May 10 at 10:00 am, join us for a virtual conversation with John Leland, Author of New York Times Best-Seller, Happiness Is a Choice You Make.

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