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Taylor Dibbert

May 24, 2021

CHEER Gets Ready for Camp Piney Branch

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...

CHEER Empowers Local Communities and Promotes Vaccine Access

CHEER Staff

May 12, 2021

CHEER Empowers Local Communities and Promotes Vaccine Access

The COVID-19 pandemic has been one of the most challenging public health crises that has devastated and affected our Black and Brown...

Introducing Kelly, CHEER’s New Community Health Programs Manager

Taylor Dibbert

Apr 22, 2021

Introducing Kelly, CHEER’s New Community Health Programs Manager

I recently caught up with Kelly Umaña, the most recent addition to the CHEER team. Our exchange, which has been edited lightly, is below....

Taylor Dibbert

Apr 6, 2021

By Listening, CHEER Maps the Future of Long Branch

I wanted to learn more about CHEER’s recent asset-mapping efforts. So, I got in touch with Bruce Baker, CHEER’s Executive Director. Our...

A Conversation with Karla, a Member of CHEER’s Community Outreach Team

Taylor Dibbert

Mar 13, 2021

A Conversation with Karla, a Member of CHEER’s Community Outreach Team

I recently got in touch with Karla Castro. She’s a community health worker and a certified application counselor. This interview has been...

Taylor Dibbert

Feb 27, 2021

One Year with CHEER

A year ago I found myself in the CHEER office for the first and, as a result of the pandemic, only time thus far. I had filled out an...

A Conversation with Vanesa, CHEER’s Empowerment and Leadership Program Director

Taylor Dibbert

Feb 22, 2021

A Conversation with Vanesa, CHEER’s Empowerment and Leadership Program Director

I recently caught up with Vanesa Pinto; she started working at CHEER in 2014. Our exchange, which has been edited, is below. How has the...

Taylor Dibbert

Feb 21, 2021

CHEER Supports Nutrition and Healthy Eating

By Anthea Levy This fall, CHEER partnered with Holy Cross Hospital and offered the “Road to Health” fitness and nutrition class to...

Taylor Dibbert

Feb 7, 2021

CHEER Epitomizes the Long Game

Vaccines. Hope. Happiness. Potential. My dear parents are getting vaccinated in Dallas in a few days and I could not be more excited....

A Conversation with Mary, CHEER’s Board President

Taylor Dibbert

Feb 5, 2021

A Conversation with Mary, CHEER’s Board President

I recently got in touch with Mary Jacksteit, the President of CHEER’s board. Our conversation, which has been edited lightly, is below....

A Conversation with Kathy, a CHEER Board Member

Taylor Dibbert

Feb 3, 2021

A Conversation with Kathy, a CHEER Board Member

I recently reached out to Kathy Porter, a member of CHEER’s board. Our exchange, which has been edited lightly, is below. When and why...

Taylor Dibbert

Dec 22, 2020

Stepping Up and Answering the Call

2020 has been an extremely difficult year. COVID-19 has hit Long Branch particularly hard. Thankfully, many community members have...

Taylor Dibbert

Jul 7, 2020

CHEER Embraces Sociocracy

CHEER became a sociocracy in 2019. “A sociocratic organization can be organized very differently than a traditional organization,” notes...

Taylor Dibbert

Jun 15, 2020

Why CHEER Matters

I first connected with CHEER in February of this year; I submitted a brief volunteer application online. Some months before that I meet...

Bruce Baker

Jun 4, 2020

Restart Community with More Equity

We can restart from the pandemic to create a more equitable community. The COVID-19 pandemic and all the economic and social turbulence...

Taylor Dibbert

Jun 4, 2020

On Reaching Out, Reopening and Rising to the Coronavirus Challenge

The coronavirus crisis continues. The virus is still working its way through our community. People are still getting sick and some are...

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