Naidia Douglas-Sogunro
Sep 6, 2022
Power to the People at Power in the Park
Power to the People was the objective of Power in the Park. The play on words created a certain flair and stirred interest and energy in...
Naidia Douglas-Sogunro
Aug 1, 2022
Long Branch County Executive Forum
Oh, what a night! In collaboration with CHEER, MHP, the Long Branch Business League, and Sligo Branview Community Association, led by...
Vanesa Pinto
Dec 22, 2021
Long Branch Comes Together in 2021
What a great year we had! Of course, this affirmation sounds so ironic considering that we are still suffering the effects and...
Taylor Dibbert
Dec 15, 2021
Lisa Büttner Talks About Building Community and Leadership Through Gardening
I wanted to learn more about CHEER’s gardening projects, an important and perhaps less noticed aspect of the organization’s work....
Taylor Dibbert
Oct 11, 2021
Conexo and CHEER Are in the Spotlight
Over at the Takoma Foundation’s website, Conexo and CHEER have been featured in a recently posted article. CHEER’s Bruce Baker and Vanesa...
Taylor Dibbert
Oct 3, 2021
Is Montgomery County Ready to Invest in Long Branch?
Systemic inequities are everywhere, and they are no less evident than right here in our own communities, especially Long Branch. The...
Taylor Dibbert
Sep 23, 2021
CHEER Does the Long Branch Festival
The Long Branch Festival ran from September 10 – 12. The festival featured a variety of vendors and local organizations. There was also...
Vanesa Pinto
Feb 12, 2016
CHEER’s “Coffee Conversations” program for resident civic engagement discussions
CHEER’s dedication to community and civic engagement spurred an area program, “Coffee Conversations,” that brings together local...
Lucia Zegarra
Aug 6, 2015
Civic Engagement Focus Groups
Results from July 2015 Civic Engagement Focus Groups In July CHEER convened two focus groups to look at the barriers to civic...
Bruce Baker
May 1, 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...
