Monthly Lunch Gathering
Wednesday, January 28
10:30 – 1:00 Central
Join us for lunch and conversation with great friends and neighbors! Registration is only required for the optional lunch.
Catering by Hyde Park Produce
• Vegetable Pasta Entree
• Grilled Chicken
• Fresh Fruit Platter
• Mixed Greens Salad
• Assorted Chinese Sweet Treats in celebration of Lunar New Year
It takes a Village! Please sign up to volunteer at this and other events.
You're a CHPV Ambassador!
Is there a retirement facility or naturally occurring retirement community (NORC) in your area? Please help promote CHPV. Pick up a supply of brochures at the Lunch Gathering to bring to your building or other residence. (Please communicate with building management for permission.)
Pay What You Can
We strive to keep our activities as affordable as possible and honor a "pay what you can" rate for those who find the suggested fee to be a financial barrier to participation. To take advantage of the "pay what you can" offer, please register in advance and select to pay later during checkout. Then pay what you can at the door.
| | Tech Café
With University of Chicago Tech Savvy Friends
Friday, January 30
Wednesday, February 4
Friday, February 13
Friday, February 27
Wednesday, March 4
3–4pm Central
Augustana Lutheran Church
| | | Any and all tech concerns are welcome. Bring your tech questions & devices! Light refreshments will be served. Read the Chicago Citizen Newspaper article featuring CHPV's Tech Café to learn more! | | 2026 Member Directory is Coming Soon! Verify Your Information
If you are a CHPV member, please verify and update your contact information so you'll be listed correctly our Member Directory. Log in at chpv.org/profile and verify your details under Basic Information. | | | Has your membership lapsed?
If so, you will not be listed in the 2025 Member Directory. Login at chpv.org to renew.
The PDF directory will be published annually and available to members for free. The print directory will be available on request at select events.
Did you know!?
CHPV's Online Member Directory is always available and always current. Find it at chpv.org/directory. | CHPV Member Experience Survey Report | | We Asked and You Responded!
| | | ARE YOU A CARING NEIGHBOR? | | CHPV Caring Neighbors is a member-led email discussion group for those who wish to go above and beyond to support fellow members facing short-term, acute needs that fall outside CHPV’s existing services.
| | | When a neighbor is recovering from surgery, hospitalized, or simply needs an extra hand, Caring Neighbors helps ensure our neighbors-in-need don’t slip through the cracks.
Examples of ways to help include:
- Baking a casserole for someone who is ill
- Picking up and delivering medications or meals
- Visiting someone in the hospital
- Feeding a cat and collecting mail while a member is away
- Call or write someone going through a tough time
This group is of, by, and for CHPV members. Staff are here to assist with communication and logistics but cannot fulfill requests outside of CHPV’s existing services.
How to Join the Group:
CHPV Caring Neighbors is limited to CHPV members. If you are a member and have a Google/Gmail account, sign in with that account at https://groups.google.com/a/chpv.org/g/care/about and click “Ask to join group.” Alternatively, send an email to info@chpv.org asking to join CHPV Caring Neighbors.
Are you a CHPV member in need of assistance?
Contact us at service@chpv.org or call (773) 363-1933.
CHPV Caring Neighbors is not a forum for coordinating CHPV's existing services (such as rides, check-in calls, Village Visitor, or medical companions). Learn more about our existing services at https://chpv.org/services.
The CHPV Caring Neighbors Google Group is a collaborative project of the Member Services and Member Experience Committees.
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 Please join the University of Chicago Public Safety Advisory Council for its upcoming meeting on Thursday, February 5 at 6 p.m. The virtual meeting will include an update from UChicago Chief of Police Kyle Bowman on the results of crime reduction efforts throughout the extended patrol area; a presentation from Mike Kwiatkowski, assistant vice president for campus safety, on the hiring, training, and deployment of Allied Universal personnel who address security on and off campus, such as safety ambassadors and “Green Light" car operators; and an overview from Katie Martin Peck, associate director for campus environment, of pedestrian safety improvements made to the Midway Plaisance and 55th Street over the past several months.
RSVP
Zoom details will be shared with registered attendees prior to the meeting.
To learn more about the Public Safety Advisory Council—an independent body that seeks community input on issues impacting safety and security on campus and in the UCPD extended patrol area—visit psac.uchicago.edu. | Honoring Holocaust Remembrance Day | Since 2005, millions of people worldwide honor International Holocaust Remembrance Day every January 27th in recognition of the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust and millions of other victims of Nazism. January 27 was chosen by the United Nations General Assembly to commemorate the date when the Auschwitz concentration camp was liberated by the Soviet army in 1945.
The UN General Assembly encourages the development of Holocaust remembrance and education programs to help prevent future genocides. The Holocaust left universal implications and consequences in many parts of the world, leaving a collective responsibility for addressing the residual trauma. This responsibility entails educating future generations about the consequences and dynamics of crimes strengthened by ideologies of hatred.
IN THE COMMUNITY
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Announcing the Illinois Multisector Plan for Aging
Everyone plays a role in making Illinois a great place to live, work, support family, and grow older. EngAging Illinois: A Comprehensive Plan for Living Well establishes priorities and policies to make sure our state, counties, cities, and towns are great places to grow up AND grow old. It will help all of us — no matter where we live, how much we earn, what we look like, what we believe, or our abilities — to live well and to age with a sense of security and possibility.
EngAging Illinois is a groundbreaking, multisector plan that positions Illinois among the first states in the nation to develop a comprehensive strategy addressing the needs of older adults, people with disabilities, and caregivers. The plan establishes a decade-long roadmap through 2036 for the state, outlining strategies in four key focus areas:
• Creating Livable and Connected Communities
• Ensuring Health for All Ages
• Investing in Caregivers
• Affording Aging
| | ASA Chicagoland Roundtable: Illinois has a Multi-Sector Plan for Aging: What are the Next Steps?
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The ASA Chicagoland Roundtable, along with Health & Medicine, invite partners and community members to join us on Friday, February 6 for our next roundtable to learn about the newly released Multi-Sector Plan for Aging, discuss implementation considerations, and connect the plan to ongoing community-level efforts across the state.
We hope you can join us as we hear from Mary Killough, Director, Illinois Department on Aging, and Michelle Hoersch Chief Planning Officer, who will present the plan itself. Diane Slezak, CEO and President, AgeOptions, and Phillipe Largent, State Director, AARP Illinois will share their thoughts on the plan and what we can all do to make sure we achieve its laudable goals.
Provided by Rush University and American Society on Aging
Visit this website to access recent ASA Chicagoland Roundtable sessions. | HELP SUPPORT OUR MISSION! |
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