2022 Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) Impact Report - Report - Page 29
SPOTLIGHT
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Seniors gained digital skills
needed for a thriving future
by participating in
AARP trainings
New CHAmps Network Keeps
CHA Seniors in the Loop
CHA launched the new CHAmps News Network in 2023, playing
on digital monitors in all 54 CHA senior buildings. The CHAmps
Network keeps seniors in the loop, displaying propertyspecific events, maintenance updates, weather reports, photo
slideshows, inspirational quotes and more.
Venis Frazier, CHA’s Director of Senior Services, said the new
CHAmps Network does more than just flash photos. She said it
strengthens the relationship between CHA and residents.
110,000
“With these new monitors we can keep our senior residents
better informed in real time about what’s happening in their
buildings and beyond,” Frazier said. “We are able to put
reminders about upcoming resident meetings and notify them
of office closures, emergency outages, safety tips and inclement
weather.”
Hours served by seniors as
community ambassadors
“It brings me joy whenever I see someone watching the monitors
to wait to see their picture from a recent event,” Frazier said.
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