Santa Maria awarded $25,000 toward Education Program

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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 receives $15,000 in book donations

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After spending months in preparation and pledging money, Scripps Howard Foundation partnered with The E.W. Scripps Company employees for the “If You Give a Child a Book” campaign. As part of National Reading Day, employees of both companies distributed thousands … Continued

Santa Maria Community Services endorses Issue 44

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Santa Maria Community Services has announced their support for Issue 44, a levy that will strengthen k-12 education in Cincinnati Public Schools and provide affordable, quality preschool through a partnership with the school district and Cincinnati Preschool Promise. The five-year, … Continued

POP, SPARK programs celebrate preschool graduation

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69 preschool students graduated from Santa Maria Community Services’ POP (Promoting Our Preschoolers) and SPARK (Supporting Partnerships to Assure Ready Kids) programs this summer. The graduations were held at Roberts Academy Thursday August 4 (English graduation) and Friday August 5 … Continued

Peruvian dancers impress while Educating

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Peruvian dancers certainly have flair! The dance troupe Los Embajadores Peruanos recently visited the Youth Enrichment Program at Santa Maria to highlight Peruvian culture. And this group has some great moves! Los Embajadores Peruanos (The Peruvian Ambassadors) is a cultural … Continued