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Santa Maria Community Services is pleased to announce it has been awarded a two-year grant from the SC Ministry Foundation toward its Promoting Our Preschoolers (POP) Program. The POP Program is one of Santa Maria’s family-focused kindergarten-readiness programs that works … Continued
For the third year in a row, art enthusiast Nina Wurzelbacher has hosted an arts and crafts fair titled Arts ‘N Smarts to raise money for the educational programming provided within Santa Maria Community Services’ International Welcome Center (IWC). The … Continued
It’s a Wednesday afternoon at the Carson School in West Price Hill. The room is filled with energy and fun as kids between the ages of three and five years old gather around Sarah Stegman, a University of Cincinnati student … Continued
Santa Maria Community Services is pleased to announce it has been awarded a $25,000 grant from The Project LIFT Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation for the agency’s client assistance services including those that remove barriers which keep families from … Continued
On April 26, Santa Maria Community Services hosted it second annual The Sharing Table fundraiser. The event celebrated the Cincinnati community, while bringing awareness to childhood poverty in the area. Santa Maria is a place-based nonprofit in Cincinnati’s Price Hill … Continued
Santa Maria Community Services is pleased to announce it has received five grants supporting its programs and services for the 2019 year. The grants were awarded by the Crosset Family Fund, the Maxwell C. Weaver Foundation, the L&L Nippert Charitable … Continued
According to the Ohio Development Services Agency’s 2018 Ohio Poverty Report, one out of three Cincinnatians lives in poverty – that’s more than 85,000 individuals. Santa Maria works with more than 3,000 individuals each year who live below the poverty … Continued
Last fall, Santa Maria Community Services partnered with Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and Medical Center to bring Parents on Point to Price Hill. Established in Chicago under the name Chicago Parent Program, the 12-week program was brought to Santa Maria after … Continued
Santa Maria Community Services is pleased to announce it has been awarded $25,000 from the L&L Nippert Charitable Foundation for its High School Equivalency (HSE) Program. The HSE Program offers free HSE preparation and test registration services to low-income individuals … Continued
Santa Maria’s AmeriCorps Project Advance program has been a vital program of Santa Maria since its adoption into the agency in 2014. AmeriCorps is a national service program that provides full and part-time service opportunities for members. Participants work to … Continued