CHEER’s dedication to community and civic engagement spurred an area program, “Coffee Conversations,” that brings together local residents and organizations to discuss and analyze issues and needs for the community. Supporting the idea of collaborative work between organizations, CHEER established a strong relationship with Linkages to Learning (YMCA – Youth & Family Service Program) that works inside Title I Public Schools in Silver Spring. Once a month we facilitate a discussion session with parents or community members around a topic of concern according the Community Needs Assessment conducted in each site. Rolling Terrace ES, Montgomery Knolls ES and New Hampshire Estates ES are the thr
Healthcare is more available now than at anytime in the past. The Affordable Care Act and Montgomery County’s Safety net clinics make primary health care available at unprecedented levels. Two County programs, Montgomery Cares and Care for Kids programs, provide subsidies to primary health care providers who treat low income uninsured residents. Nevertheless, many continue to have difficulty accessing primary care when they need it. CHEER’s community outreach specialists (COS’s) have been seeking out those who have the most difficulty accessing health care in the Latino and African immigrant communities in Long Branch and Takoma Park. Obamacare does not cover many immigrants and in 2014, the
