Bruce Baker
Feb 2, 2016
CHEER outreach specialists are extending healthcare access
Healthcare is more available now than at anytime in the past. The Affordable Care Act and Montgomery County’s Safety net clinics make...
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
Jul 2, 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
Dec 25, 2014
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
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...
Bruce Baker
Nov 28, 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
Oct 31, 2013
CHEER Hires Staff and Moves into New Office
CHEER has hired three new staff members and moved into office space in the Central Square Shopping Center in Long Branch on Piney Branch...
Bruce Baker
Apr 29, 2013
CHEER Convenes Health Enterprise Zone Planning Retreat
On March 22 and March 23, 2013 CHEER convened a strategic planning retreat of the Long Branch Health Enterprise Zone Coalition. The...
Bruce Baker
Feb 28, 2013
CHEER Pursues Takoma Park and Long Branch Priorities in 2012
In 2012 CHEER moved forward in creating healthy, thriving communities in Long Branch and Takoma Park, Maryland, by completing a Community...
Bruce Baker
Dec 28, 2011
Recent CHEER Accomplishments and Plans
2011 was a fabulous year for CHEER and 2012 will be even better. Below are the Details of our recent accomplishments, plans, and...
