Bruce Baker
- Dec 16, 2011
IDEA JAM: How do we sustain our diverse Takoma Park community?
CHEER held its first idea jam on November 17, 2011 on the income gap in Takoma Park. After reviewing the statistics documenting a 50%...
Bruce Baker
- Nov 4, 2011
Takoma Park Income Gap Is Growing
Over the past decade, Takoma Park has changed from a community able to support families with a range of incomes to one with higher...
Bruce Baker
- Oct 1, 2011
Mothers at Rolling Terrace Share Knowledge and Experience
CHEER just completed showing three episodes of “Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?” to Latin American Mothers who...
Bruce Baker
- Jul 12, 2011
CHEER Pilots Community Health Improvement Process
On June 28 CHEER conducted the first of a series of events at Essex House, a Takoma Park high rise on Maple Avenue that houses a large...
Bruce Baker
- Jul 6, 2011
CHEER’s Seven Steps to Community Change
CHEER will be implementing a “community health improvement process” in locations throughout Takoma Park and Long Branch. This is a...
Bruce Baker
- Apr 29, 2011
What is a Healthy Community?
A healthy community is one where people have good physical and emotional health. But this is more than just the absence of illness. A...
Bruce Baker
- Mar 20, 2011
Community Conversation Seeks to Identify Quality of Life Priorities
About 20 Takoma Park and Long Branch residents attended a community conversation where they shared their opinions on health and potential...
Bruce Baker
- Feb 10, 2011
Gilbert Highlands: A Nonprofit Housing Development in Long Branch
On January 26, Montgomery Housing Partnership (MHP) offered a mini-tour of Gilbert Highlands, a 21-unit, affordable housing property at...
Bruce Baker
- Jan 24, 2011
Vision for a new form of democracy in Takoma Park in 2021
Takoma Park will formulate a new model for democracy. We will connect people and empower them to solve problems. We are already moving in...
Bruce Baker
- Dec 30, 2010
2010 was a Great Year for CHEER
CHEER was recognized by the Ashoka Institute’s changemakers as one of the most promising ideas in the country for building strong...
