News & Updates

Santa Maria in the News

– 2021 –

• September 16, 2021, Fox 19 News Now: 125-year-old Price Hill nonprofit helps resettle immigrant families
• September 15, 2021, Spectrum News 1 Ohio: Woman shares mission of serving during Hispanic Heritage Month
• July 7, 2021, The Enquirer: Child tax credit checks arrive soon. Will they do enough for Cincinnati’s kids in poverty?
• July 2, 2021, Northern Kentucky Tribune: Apartment Association Outreach provides grants to 20 food pantries, helping build stable families
• July 1, 2021, The Highland County Press: ServeOhio announces $9.8M in AmeriCorps grants
• June 26, 2021, The Enquirer: Photos: Summer Safety Fest 2021 in Lower Price Hill
• June 10, 2021, WVXU: To boost vaccination rate among Latinos, local group hosts mass vax event
• June 4, 2021, City Beat: Cincinnati’s Hispanic Community Has Been Disproportionately Affected by COVID. These Nonprofits Are Here to Help
• May 27, 2021, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center: COVID-19 y la Comunidad Hispana/Latina (COVID-19 and the Hispanic / Latino Community – featuring Luz Elena Schemmel)
• May 22, 2021, WCPO: Santa Maria Community Services vaccine event in Price Hill
• May 13, 2021, Greater Cincinnati Foundation: 23 Regional Nonprofits Amplified with $620,000 in Educational Success Grants
• April 26, 2021, Spectrum News 1 Ohio: Annual spring health fair helps struggling families in Cincinnati
• April 25, 2021, WKRC: What’s Happening in Health: April 25, 2021 (featuring Luz Elena Schemmel)
• April 22, 2021, WVXU: Effort Saturday To Reach Cincinnati’s Hispanic Community With Vaccine
• April 21, 2021, The Enquirer: COVID-19 vaccines: Walk-in clinics at stadium, other locations next to inoculate region
• April 9, 2021, Greater Cincinnati Northern Kentucky Apartment Association: Interview with Molly Swaidan from Santa Maria Community Services
• March 26, 2021, La Mega Nota: Héroes que batallan contra el COVID-19 (Featuring Santa Maria’s Luz Elena Schemmel)
• March 12, 20201, Spectrum News 1 Ohio: Earning Success After Dropping Out of High School (featuring Santa Maria’s Kaitlyn Carrender)
• February 17, 2021, Leadership Council: Member Spotlight, H.A. Musser, Jr., Santa Maria Community Services

– 2020 –

• December 23, 2020, Cincy Magazine: Greater Cincinnati Nonprofit of the Year Awards 2020
• December 1, 2020, WCPO Cincy Lifestyle: Santa Maria Community Services and Toy Team 9
• December 1, 2020, Spectrum News 1: Westside Nonprofit Seeks Generosity During Global Giving Movement
• 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.