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Philly Cheers in Frankford

The Philadelphia Police Department CHEERS program has been running in Frankford at Aria Hospital for a few weeks now.  I stopped in on Saturday for a quick look at what was going on.  It happened to be about nutrition.

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THE C.H.E.E.R.S. MISSION

COMMUNITY HEALTH ENRICHMENT EMPOWERMENT RESOURCE SERVICES

It is our mission through collaboration and cooperation with the community to effectively instill and impress upon our youth values conducive with self improvement and the betterment of our communities.

This mission will be accomplished by:

  • Creating self worth through positive motivation and objective outlooks for their future.
  • Providing our youth with the necessary resources to become contributing members of society.
  • Empowering our youth to make positive decisions therefore impacting positive change upon the community and their lives
  • Enriching their lives through exposure to positive community involvement with an emphasis on self control and education.

 

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CHEERS Program Returns in March

Community Health Enrichment Empowerment Resource Service (CHEERS) is a program service 8 to 17 year olds.  It has been offered for the last few years at various venues around the city.  It starts up again on March 1st at Aria Hospital.  It is a Saturday program that offers both breakfast and lunch to the participants.  See below for more information.

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