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Bruce Baker

Oct 1, 2017

Join CHEER for an Active Health Day!

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...

Long Branch Emergency Preparedness Committee Established

Bruce Baker

Sep 13, 2017

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...

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

Bruce Baker

Aug 31, 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...

Healthy Long Branch Partners Launch Long Branch Healthy Food Access Program

Bruce Baker

Aug 17, 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...

We Learn From Each Other: The Dialogical Method

Vanesa Pinto

Jan 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...

Montgomery County Renters Protection Bill Signed

CHEER Staff

Jan 10, 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...

Testimony before State Legislators on Takoma Park and Long Branch Goals

Bruce Baker

Dec 23, 2016

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...

CHEER Partners with Susan G. Komen Foundation

Lucia Zegarra

Dec 1, 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...

CHEER Seeks Bi-lingual Community Health Manager

Bruce Baker

Nov 29, 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...

The Renters Protection Group continues its efforts to update
Takoma Park’s rent stabilization code

CHEER Staff

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...

GUEST BLOG: Observations on CHEER’s Morning Coffee Program

Lucia Zegarra

Nov 22, 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...

Affordable Care Act Health Insurance Open Enrollment Begins Today

Marcela Campoli and Bruce Baker

Nov 1, 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...

CHEER Staff

Oct 25, 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...

Bruce Baker

Oct 10, 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...

CHEER Staff

Oct 8, 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...

2 VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES: Health Outreach and Access

Lucia Zegarra

Jun 20, 2016

2 VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES: Health Outreach and Access

Community Outreach volunteers and Community Outreach Administrative volunteers are requested to apply for health access opportunities...

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SPOTLIGHT: Vanesa Pinto

New Clubs for LBCAY Youth Presented by P4L and Identity at September 12th Stakeholder’s Meeting

Long Branch YPAR (Youth Participatory Action Research)

COVID-19 and Food Scarcity/ CHEER’s Response

Power to the People at Power in the Park

Long Branch County Executive Forum

Road to Health Class

A Conversation with Ray, CHEER’s Operations Coordinator

Long Branch Comes Together in 2021

Lisa Büttner Talks About Building Community and Leadership Through Gardening

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