News & Updates

Santa Maria in the News

– 2022 –

• December 3, 2022, WCPO: Toy Team 9 drive
• December 2, 2022, Hispanic Chamber Cincinnati USA: December 8 is “Santa Maria Community Services Day” in Cincinnati!
• November 29, 2022, Fox 19: Most Valuable Kids working to give underserved children amazing experiences (featuring Santa Maria’s Jessica Polzin)
• November 22, 2022, Hispanic Chamber Cincinnati USA: Santa Maria Community Services, Inc. Voted 2022 Best Nonprofit of the Year for After School Programs and English as a Second Language in Greater Cincinnati
• October 25, 2022, Local 12: Local nonprofit receives donation to help children in schools
• October 25, 2022, Hispanic Chamber Cincinnati USA: Santa Maria Community Services To Provide School Supplies, Clothing With Support From PNC Foundation $25,000 Grant
• October 24, 2022, Local 12: Local nonprofit receives $25k grant to give preschool-aged kids the best start possible
• October 14, 2022, Cincy Magazine: Greater Cincinnati Nonprofit of the Year Awards 2022
• October 14, 2022, Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati: A Heart for Service (featuring Santa Maria Board Member, Maureen Maxfield)
• September 25, 2022, WLWT: Let’s Talk Cincy (featuring H.A. Musser, Jr., President and CEO of Santa Maria)
• September 19, 2022, Cincinnati Magazine: The Art of Reviving Price Hill (features Santa Maria program participants, The Perez family and Joe Williams Family Center Administrative Assistant and Resource Navigator, Nancy Laird)
• August 31, 2022, Cincy Lifestyle on WCPO: Christy Cauley, Santa Maria’s Marketing and Communications Specialist, Discusses The Sharing Table Fundraiser
• August 25, 2022, Fox19: Price Hill nonprofit working to help children succeed
• August 23, 2022, UC News: UC research examines barriers to treatment of COVID-19 in local Latinx families – Study suggests interventions should be centered on community partnerships and trusted messengers
• August 22, 2022, Cincinnati Herald: Santa Maria Community Services Hosts The Sharing Table, a Fundraising Event Presented by Nehemiah Manufacturing
• July 19, 2022, Movers & Makers: $500K in donations to benefit Tristate
• July 19, 2022, Local 12: Local program that helps prepare children for kindergarten expanding 
• July 18, 2022, Local 12: What’s Happening in Health: July 17, 2022 (Starting at 33:00, Isis Canel discusses the Promoting Our Preschoolers program)
• July 10, 2022, Fox 19: Cincinnati mayor heads to White House to discuss city’s efforts to reduce gun violence
• July 7, 2022, WLWT: Mayor Pureval, city leaders announce summer violence prevention strategies
• July 7, 2022, Fox 19: Cincinnati officials announce $1.5M to combat violence
• July 1, 2022, LaVanguardia: Santa Maria organiza picnic con tacos gratis para concientizar sobre uso de drogas (Santa Maria Hosts Picnic with Free Tacos to Raise Drug Use Awareness)
• June 18, 2022, Local 12 (WKRC): Summer Safety Fest helps prevent violence and substance abuse in the Tri-State
• May 26, 2022, Hispanic Chamber Cincinnati USA: Santa Maria Community Services Presents Summer Safety Fest on June 18, 2022 in Lower Price Hill
• May 22, 2022, Cincinnati Enquirer: ‘It’s a huge, huge problem’: Moms in urban neighborhoods hunt for baby formula solutions
• May 11, 2022, Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati: Santa Maria – The Early Years
• May 10, 2022, United Way of Greater Cincinnati: United Way Introduces Six Systems Change Portfolios
• May 10, 2022, Hispanic Chamber Cincinnati USA: Santa Maria to be Recognized with the Cincinnatus Association’s Spencer Award for Promoting Diversity and Inclusion
• May 4, 2022, Movers and Makers: Santa Maria secures $206K in highly competitive state grant competition
• May 2, 2022, Hispanic Chamber Cincinnati USA: Santa Maria Community Services Receives two Summer Learning and Afterschool Opportunities Grants from the Ohio Department of Education
• April 30, 2022, Northern Kentucky Tribune: The Apartment Association Outreach provides rental assistance, food donations; raised $262k in 2021 (References GCNKAA/AAO’s partnership with Santa Maria)
• April 26, 2022, Soapbox Cincinnati: The Living City: What’s being done to create and preserve affordable housing? (Features Santa Maria clients, The Perez family)
• April 22, 2022, Fox19: 24/7 food pantry opens in Lower Price Hill
• April 22, 2022, WLWT: New outdoor food pantry set to open in Lower Price Hill
• April 20, 2022, Hispanic Chamber Cincinnati USA: Santa Maria Community Services’ Project Advance AmeriCorps Dedicates Food Pantry in Lower Price Hill
• April 5, 2022, Movers and Makers: Leadership Council recognizes Maxfield, Webb, YWCA
• March 28, 2022, Hispanic Chamber Cincinnati USA: Santa Maria Community Services to Host Fifth Third Bank eBus to help Families Empower their Lives Financially
• March 16, 2022, Movers and Makers: AmeriCorps Week highlights service
• February 27, 2022, Fox 19: Price Hill non-profits hold ‘resource explosion’ to promote success, unity in black communities
• February 22, 2022, Movers and Makers: More to come for Fischer, Sweet Cheeks Diaper Bank (Julie McGregor is quoted about our partner, Sweet Cheeks)
• February 20, 2022, Spectrum News 1: Adult workforce development program helps people achieve their goals
• February 16, 2022, Fox19: Walk-in vaccine clinic hopes to reach more of the Hispanic community
• February 15, 2022, Cincinnati Enquirer: Reaching out: Cincinnati Children’s, city schools bring vaccines to diverse neighborhood
• January 22, 2022, Movers and Makers: TriVersity, 5 nonprofits named Spencer Award recipients
• January 18, 2022, Cincinnati Business Courier: Spencer Awards to honor 6 Cincinnati groups for promoting diversity, inclusion
• January 11, 2022, Movers and Makers: 55 North, Santa Maria name eight new board members