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.