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Santa Maria Community Services (SMCS) would like make renting less stressful! Rent Wise: Tenant Education is a course that educates renters about their rights. Class participants will get one hour of financial education around basic money management and the remaining … Continued
In these challenging financial times with ever-changing tax laws, Santa Maria Community Services wants to make it easy for you to file your taxes. We have two programs to choose from: the Westside Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program and … Continued
Santa Maria Community Services is pleased to announce it has received four grants supporting its programs and services for the 2019 year. The grants were awarded by the Ruth J. and Robert A. Conway Foundation, US Bank Foundation, WesBanco, and … Continued
Santa Maria has been partnering with BLOC Industries since 2016 to provide unique work experience opportunities for youth in our community. Through this partnership, participants are taught new trade skills, including carpentry and screen printing. Participants then use these skills … Continued
CINCINNATI, OH – Santa Maria Community Services is pleased to announce it has been awarded $50,000 from The Charles H. Dater Foundation, Inc. toward its Dater4Kids Program. Dater4Kids aims to engage Price Hill youth in community activities, including leadership development … Continued
H.A. joined Santa Maria Community Services on June 18, 1984 as a Planning Specialist and soon became a Neighborhood Organizer, helping bring together Price Hill residents to discuss common issues and work toward solutions. It was not long until he … Continued
For several years now, Santa Maria Community Services has offered ESL (English as a Second Language) classes to help members of the community better their English skills. The classes include a diverse group of students from Guatemala, India, Mali, Senegal … Continued
Santa Maria Community Services is pleased to announce it has received nine grants supporting its programs and services for the 2019 year. The grants were awarded by the CareSource Foundation, the City of Cincinnati Community Preventative Education Committee, the Daniel and … Continued
Santa Maria Community Services is pleased to announce it has been awarded a five-year grant totaling $150,000 from The Daniel and Susan Pfau Foundation toward its Building Youth Assets in Price Hill program. The Building Youth Assets Program helps youth … Continued
Santa Maria Community Services is pleased to announce it has been awarded $30,000 from the Scripps Howard Foundation toward its Early Childhood Development programs including the Every Child Succeeds and Promoting our Preschoolers programs. Santa Maria provides multiple early childhood … Continued