Santa Maria Community Services is pleased to announce it has received four grants supporting their youth development services. The grants awarded by the Crosset Family Fund and the Andrew Jergens Foundation, both clients of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation, and the Charles H. Dater Foundation and Sutphin Family Foundation, serve to support the services offered to Price Hill youth through Santa Maria’s Youth Development Program.
Santa Maria Community Services’ Youth Development Program provides Lower Price Hill youth ages 10-16 with the opportunity to partake in a life/social-emotional skills group while learning how to develop peaceful conflict resolution, peer resistance, youth safety, bullying prevention, self-management, and goal-directed behavior skills. In addition to life skills development, the program focuses on youth mentoring and leadership through academic assistance and tutoring, age-specific activities, personal responsibility, and optimistic thinking skills. Participants have opportunities to engage in community-service projects, and each child’s family is linked to resources that promote family stability while addressing concerns that threaten or hinder the family’s well-being. The Youth Development Program welcomes all Price Hill youth to learn how to be more successful in school and in life. Santa Maria’s youth team changes lives by resolving issues related to school, social culture, and family life.