News & Updates

Santa Maria in the News

– 2020 –

• November 23, 2020, WCPO: Join WCPO 9 and Kroger for the 10th annual Toy Team 9 to bring some holiday cheer to kids in need 
• November 6, 2020, WCPO: Kentucky distillery Castle & Key donates hand sanitizer to people, groups in need
• October 21, 2020, Siemer Institute: Community Highlight (Stable Families)
• October 13, 2020, WCPO: Como la pandemia ha afectado el aprendizaje a la distancia para las familias que no hablan mucho inglés
• October 6, 2020, Ohio Commission on Hispanic/Latino Affairs: Hispanic Ohioans are Everyday Heroes (featuring Luz Elena Schemmel)
• October 5, 2020, WCPO: Families who aren’t fluent in English are struggling with distance learning during COVID-19 pandemic
• October 1, 2020, WLWT: 3,000 CPS students remain unaccounted for, 5 weeks after start of remote learning
• September 18, 2020, La Mega: Organizan feria de salud en Price Hill
• August 12, 2020, La Mega: Realizan pruebas de COVID-19 entre latinos
• August 1, 2020, WLWT: Pruebas de COVID-19 ofrecidas en Price Hill
• July 31, 2020, WLWT: Health department staffers, volunteers cross economic and language barriers to expand COVID-19 testing
• July 27, 2020, WCPO: Cincinnati Health Department increases COVID-19 testing in Latino community Three days of free tests in East Price Hill this week
• June 22, 2020, La Vanguardia: Santa Maria Community Services continúa ayudando a las familias más necesitadas durante la pandemia del Covid-19 (Santa Maria Community Services continues to help families most in need during the Covid-19 pandemic)
• June 10, 2020, Highland County Press: ServeOhio announces $8.8M in AmeriCorps grants
• June 10, 2020, Movers & Makers: COVID-19 support for Santa Maria Community Services
• June 9, 2020, Soap Box Cincinnati: Service quickly shifts focus from poverty reduction to basic needs support
• May 25, 2020, La Vanguardia: Santa Maria Community Services recibe fondos para contribuir a las poblaciones desfavorecidas
• April 22, 2020, WKRC: Teen raising money to buy PPE from China, donating to local hospitals
• March 30, 2020, WCPO: COVID-19 makes reducing poverty even harder for Child Poverty Collaborative’s Project Lift program (featuring Santa Maria CEO and President, H.A. Musser).
• March 23, 2020, WCPO: New CEO of United Way of Greater Cincinnati started a week early to manage COVID-19 crisis (featuring H.A. Musser, Santa Maria CEO & President).
• March 19, 2020, WVXU: COVID-19 Delays Census Outreach In Hard To Count Neighborhoods
• March 17, 2020, WCPO: Census 2020: Local leaders work to urge participation of residents who don’t speak English
• March 12, 2020, Fox19: Seton High School students take part in annual day of service
• February 28, 2020, UC News: UC helps to overcome something vast and: dangerous – the language barrier; A&S students aid Cincinnati’s Hispanic immigrants through experiential learning program.
• January 29, 2020, WKRC: Cooks in the Classroom: Kroger Campaign, BLOC Ministries Partner to Teach job Skills (featuring Santa Maria client, Brieana Byrnside).
• January 27, 2020, WLWT.com: Queen City Clay hosting Bowl-a-Thon to benefit Santa Maria’s The Sharing Table fundraiser.