As the coronavirus crisis deepens in the Takoma Park and Long Branch areas, its lasting effects are far from clear. What’s become...

A local public health emergency is in process and economic challenges are now manifesting, which will require restructuring if we are to...

On March 5, the Long Branch Partners held a meeting at the Long Branch Community Recreation Center. Twenty-six people participated, and a...

My name is Angela Clemente and I'm 14 years old. I am Mexican-American and I speak both English and Spanish. I was born in the U.S.A but...

Ana Silvia Galeano began volunteering with CHEER in June 2019. In looking for an opportunity to be involved with the community, Ana...

In September 2018, the Audubon Naturalist Society (ANS) approached CHEER to help reach Long Branch community members to become more...

Olanike moved to the US from Nigeria seeking asylum. She was diagnosed with diabetes and high blood pressure and was referred to our Long...

In 2018, CHEER conducted listening sessions with residents on Maple Avenue in Takoma Park which stirred interest in bringing residents...

The 2019 Lunch & Learn summer enrichment program was held at Takoma Park Elementary School in partnership with Montgomery County Public...

The Purple Line, a light rail interconnecting MD suburbs and the Washington DC metro, is currently under construction and will put two...

I’ve gone to the farmers market a few times, but I never took the time to see the beauty of it. Today, I went with Lucia, one of my...

It seems like a long time since I started my internship at Community Health and Empowerment through Education and Research (CHEER), to be...

In July a group of five immigrant women met with Mayor Stewart and their City Councilmember, Terrry Seamens, to discuss their...

Lunch and Learn youth summer camp was founded in 2013 by Jacquette Frazier to address the need for summer engagement and learning...

A few months have passed since CHEER partnered with healthcare providers, Adventist Healthcare and Mobile Med, and local food providers,...

CHEER Health Day is October 15, 2017 at the Long Branch Community Center (8700 Piney Branch Rd) from 9 am to 1 pm. The event is being...