

Long Branch Emergency Preparedness Committee Established
One year after the tragic explosion and fire at the Flower Branch Apartments, an emergency response planning work group of the Long...

Bruce Baker
Sep 13, 2017


Lunch and Learn Brings Food, Learning, and Summer Fun to Takoma Park Children
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...

Bruce Baker
Aug 31, 2017


Healthy Long Branch Partners Launch Long Branch Healthy Food Access Program
Food insecurity is a prominent health issue in Long Branch and research shows that when people with diabetes cannot get reliable access...

Bruce Baker
Aug 17, 2017


We Learn From Each Other: The Dialogical Method
CHEER’s collaborative work with the YMCA Linkages to Learning Program at four Elementary Schools in the Long Branch area (New Hampshire...

Vanesa Pinto
Jan 17, 2017


Montgomery County Renters Protection Bill Signed
After 18 months of debate and 5 work sessions, Renters Protection Bill 19-15 was unanimously passed by the Montgomery County Council on...
CHEER Staff
Jan 10, 2017


Testimony before State Legislators on Takoma Park and Long Branch Goals
On December 6, 2012 I testified at a special Takoma Park City Council meeting before the City Council and the District 20 Maryland state...

Bruce Baker
Dec 23, 2016


CHEER Partners with Susan G. Komen Foundation
Did you know that for 2017, it is estimated that among U.S. women there will be 246,660 new cases of invasive breast cancer and 40,450...

Lucia Zegarra
Dec 1, 2016


CHEER Seeks Bi-lingual Community Health Manager
CHEER is seeking a bi-lingual (Spanish - English) community health manager (part time) with leadership and management experience to...

Bruce Baker
Nov 29, 2016


The Renters Protection Group continues its efforts to update Takoma Park’s rent stabilization code
Affordable housing was on the agenda for the Takoma Park City Council meeting on November 16. Modifications of the rent stabilization...
CHEER Staff
Nov 29, 2016


GUEST BLOG: Observations on CHEER’s Morning Coffee Program
This is a guest blog post by Romina Da Costa, PhD candidate in Education at the University of Maryland. Rosina recently visited two...

Lucia Zegarra
Nov 22, 2016


Affordable Care Act Health Insurance Open Enrollment Begins Today
None of us intends to get sick or to have an accident, but all of us need medical care at some point. Without health insurance, the costs...
Marcela Campoli and Bruce Baker
Nov 1, 2016


CHEER - A guest of African Community Forum
This past summer Vineda Myers was one of four guests on Episode 16 of African Community Forum, which is a TV series that began in April...
CHEER Staff
Oct 25, 2016


Response to the Flower Branch Fire
Near midnight on the night of August 10 a terrible gas leak explosion and devastating fire at the Flower Branch Apartments at the corner...

Bruce Baker
Oct 10, 2016


VOTE in 2016!
The 2016 General Election is on Tuesday November 8, 2016! Are you registered to vote? Is your voter registration up to date? Here’s...
CHEER Staff
Oct 8, 2016


2 VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES: Health Outreach and Access
Community Outreach volunteers and Community Outreach Administrative volunteers are requested to apply for health access opportunities...

Lucia Zegarra
Jun 20, 2016


Building Competent Communities
In their book “The Abundant Community: Awakening the Power of Families and Neighborhoods” John McKnight and Peter Block emphasize...

Bruce Baker
Jun 15, 2016