Introducing the CHEER Community Association
The CHEER Community Association (CCA) is a tool designed to help tenants in Long Branch and Takoma Park build and maintain community, and...
Bruce Baker
Jul 10, 2015
CHEER Initiates Primary Care Outreach and Referral Pilot
Back in April CHEER was awarded a $50,000 Healthcare Initiative Foundation grant to conduct a pilot outreach and referral program that...
Bruce Baker
Jul 2, 2015
Takoma Park Youth Collaborative Completes Work Readiness Training
The Takoma Park Youth Collaborative just completed the “Who Wants to Work Challenge” an employment readiness training for young people...
Bruce Baker
May 27, 2015
CHEER Brings Health Care Insurance Opportunities to the Latino and African Immigrant Communities
During the winter of 2015 CHEER community outreach specialists brought health care insurance information and opportunities to the Latino...
Bruce Baker
May 3, 2015
Free Health Insurance for those who do not qualify for ACA coverage
Kaiser Permanente’s Charitable Health Access Program is a subsidized health care product for low income uninsured individuals who do not...
Bruce Baker
Jan 29, 2015
It’s Open Enrollment Season for Affordable Care Act Health Insurance!!
The Affordable Care Act offers quality affordable private health insurance for many individuals and families. Enrollment can be done...
Bruce Baker
Jan 23, 2015
Snapshots of Community Improvement 2014
On a cold February day in 2012, we heard that a long line of people were waiting for health care at Mobile Med’s medical van at the Long...
Bruce Baker
Dec 25, 2014
Interested in Putting More Community into your Neighborhood?
A new initiative funded by the Takoma Foundation invites you to host a NeighborCircle. A NeighborCircle is “a good conversation over...
CHEER Staff
Dec 2, 2014
CHEER Finds Limited Healthcare Capacity in County Program for Uninsured in Long Branch
Latino Residents in the Long Branch area without health insurance report difficulty getting medical appointments through the Montgomery...
Bruce Baker
Nov 17, 2014
Long Branch Health and Wellness Asset Inventory
In response to needs expressed by community residents and health care providers CHEER has published the Long Branch Health and Wellness...
Bruce Baker
Aug 12, 2014
Long Branch Health and Wellness Asset Inventory
In response to needs expressed by community residents and health care providers CHEER has published the Long Branch Health and Wellness...
Bruce Baker
Aug 12, 2014
Empowering People and Organizations: Intensive Training on CircleForward
What Does an Efficient Local Democracy Look Like? A good democracy has many voices representing the whole community making better...
Bruce Baker
May 1, 2014
CHEER Begins Preparation for Takoma Park Youth Development Summit
On January 23, 2014 CHEER held the first of a series of round table discussions focused on helping youth in Takoma Park successfully...
Bruce Baker
Mar 20, 2014
Exploring Ways to Build the Takoma Park Local Economy
Takoma Park is building the new local economy right now. A panel discussion and more than 20 community residents met on December 5th to...
Bruce Baker
Dec 20, 2013
Essex House Leaders Find the Path of Success
The Leadership Team at Essex House, a 135 unit high rise rental property on Maple Avenue, has developed robust leadership capacity over...
Bruce Baker
Nov 28, 2013
Healthy Montgomery Data Reveals Local Health Disparities
Data compiled by Healthy Montgomery, the County’s health improvement process within the Department of Health and Human Service, shows...
Bruce Baker
Nov 28, 2013
