Camp Piney Branch is right around the corner. Caroline Chance, a member of the CHEER team who has been teaching for twenty-nine years, is poised to play a big role in the camp. “I’ve always loved working with children,” Chance tells me. “I love what I do.” Chance currently teaches at Takoma Park Middle School, where she’s been working since 2003. She loves helping children thrive. She’s taught math, special education and worked with students on inclusion. More recently, she’s

The COVID-19 pandemic has been one of the most challenging public health crises that has devastated and affected our Black and Brown communities. Many members of our community have faced economic losses, unemployment, food scarcity and many other socioeconomic adversities that have hit our communities the hardest. Through the pandemic, CHEER has continuously stepped up to the plate to address social determinants of health through a community-oriented effort – not just by aski