For 6 weeks this summer 181 children who could not afford to go to a summer camp participated in Takoma Park Lunch and Learn. The program provides free breakfast and lunch and lots of fun summer activities. There were trips to the Piney Branch pool for swimming classes. There was a Lunch and Learn intramural competitive basketball game where they enjoyed popcorn, made signs and banners, and made up cheers to support their teams. There were arts and crafts activities and a ch

Food insecurity is a prominent health issue in Long Branch and research shows that when people with diabetes cannot get reliable access to healthy food their health suffers. CHEER has partnered with health care providers, Washington Adventist Hospital and Mobile Med, and local food providers, Manna Food Center and Crossroads Community Food Network, to establish a bi- directional referral system in which food insecure people with diabetes get 3 months of weekly distributi