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Over 50? Homebound? Need Groceries?
Having trouble getting to the grocery store or know someone who does? The CHEER’s Mini Market delivers groceries right to your front door. Stocked with more than 100 staple grocery items – ranging from bread, rice, peanut butter, cereal, sugar, flour, canned fruit and vegetables, to laundry detergents and cleaning supplies, to pet food, and…
Make Time To Enjoy The Holiday
Things are so hectic during the holiday season with so many traditions, shopping and cooking that it is easy to get exhausted, especially if you are a caregiver. This season, try to simplify and save some energy for the things that truly matter. Your hands are already full so try asking friends and family over…
Celebrating 100 Years of Life
Annie Margaret Kesler said her job as a teacher at her church was to teach children to “get rid of their stage fright.” “I would give the children a verse to learn and when they were called up on stage they would recite it, bow, and then go off the stage,” Miss Margaret said. “I…
Get Your Boot Scootin’ Line Dancing On
CHEER’s Line Dancing is each Monday. Here is your chance to have a good time with some new/old friends. The Monday evening fun is only $6 per person.Taught by Lily Parsons, doors open at 5:15 p.m. with a Beginner Basics Workshop starting at 5:30 to 5:45 p.m. Dance Lessons Beginner/Improver and Open Dance Music -…
Ya Abiérto
¡Bienvenidos al nuevo Centro de Actividades para Personas Mayores en Español de CHEER! Ya abiérto en 20520 Sand Hill Rd, Georgetown, DE. Únete a nosotros los martes y miércoles por la tarde de 4 a 8 PM para disfrutar de deliciosas comidas hispanas, Lotería, Bingocize y mucho más. Conferencias, entretenimiento, excursiones… ¡todo sucede en Café…
Holiday Food & Resource Assistance
The Division of Social Services’ Community Partner Support Unit (CPSU) helps increase access to social services and promotes self-sufficiency by providing ongoing support to organizations that serve those in need. The CPSU uses a a statewide network of more than 250 community and business partners to connect individuals to employment opportunities and other benefits and…
CHEER + Chewy
Won’t You Donate? Not only do many of the homebound seniors in Sussex County receive meals, but many times, they will share their food with their furry companions so they can eat also. Your pet food donation will go a long way to the well-being of both the homebound seniors and their comforting friends. And…
Quality of Life
CHEER is here with programs and services designed to let people have the quality of life they want and deserve while being able to live in the place they want to be – their own home. For more information call 302-515-0001 today.
New Queen
Colleen O’Connor of Long Neck was crowned CHEER’s Volunteer Queen of the Year at a banquet at the CHEER Community Center. The dinner was compliments of a grant from Meals On Wheels Delaware. During the past year, CHEER’s 750 volunteers have given over 40,000 hours of service that is valued at over $800,000. Thank you…
CHEER Activity Centers
The Importance of Giving
Contributions to CHEER support our mission to promote and maintain the highest quality of life and independence for our mature population throughout Sussex County. Your gift will help expand and diversify a wide range of services and programs supporting healthy and active lifestyles for our members 50 years and over, as well as providing support for their family members and caregivers.
Smiling Faces of CHEER
