CHI Centers
was founded in 1948 by a group of dedicated, concerned parents who
recognized the need to join forces with other parents of children
with cerebral palsy to provide for the special needs of these children
through training, education, and legislative advocacy.
CHI Centers is a private, nonprofit organization with an operating
budget of $17 million and dedicated to furthering the independence,
self-reliance and dignity of individuals with developmental disabilities.
CHI Centers serves on a daily and regular basis approximately 1000
individuals whose diagnoses include: mental retardation, cerebral
palsy, hearing impaired, blindness, physical disabilities, medically
fragile, behaviorally challenged, intellectually challenged and
multiple disabilities.
CHI Centers is licensed by the State of Maryland Departments of
Health and Mental Hygiene, Education, Labor, Montgomery County Department
of Health and Human Services, and accredited by Department of Rehabilitation
Services and Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities.
CHI Centers is also the parent corporation of a 150-unit apartment
complex known as Inwood House which is subsidized by the US Department
of Housing and Urban Development under Section 202 of the National
Housing Act.
The major programs and services of CHI Centers are as follows: Adult
Program, Residential Services, Employment Services, Business Service,
Copy Center, Recreation, and Transportation.
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