Santa Maria’s Youth Development programs helps youth acquire skills necessary to lead successful lives, encourages young people's sense of responsibility for the community, increase children's success at school, enhance their tolerance. Activities include leadership development groups, educational field trips, sports teams, summer camps, parental involvement and mentoring, community volunteer activities, tutoring and socialization opportunities. Tutoring/homework help is available to foster academic achievement and improvement.
Read about the Charles H. Dater Foundation
- Homework Help/Mentoring - Provides students ages 7-13 with an opportunity to socialize, do homework, or participate in group discussions at the Sedamsville Center location. In this popular program students work in groups or one-on-one to get help with their homework and to spend time with their mentor.
- Afterschool programming at Carson School - Provides after-school programs at Carson Elementary School in Price Hill designed to help elementary school age children succeed in school. Activities include tutoring, music, dancing, field trips, art, leadership development opportunities, service learning, and activities with parents.
- Leadership and Life Skills Development - Teaches students ages 8-18 the values of attending school regularly, staying drug free, contributing to the neighborhood, and putting into practice anger management/conflict resolution techniques. These activities are offered at Santa Maria’s Sedamsville and East Price Hill centers.
- Youth safety/bullying prevention - Offers structured group activities for youth ages 8-18 aimed at team building as well as extensive family involvement and individual advocacy to combat harassment.
Lloyd is an energetic six year old, in kindergarten at Riverside Academy. Lloyd is an exceptionally bright child. However, he was having problems with some math concepts being introduced in his kindergarten curriculum. Not only were the students working on addition and subtraction, but they also had to work on basic graphing and “money problems”, and that was hard for Lloyd. De De, Lloyd’s mother, signed him up for Santa Maria’s After School Activities program, two afternoons each week at the Santa Maria Center in Sedamsville. Through this program students not only get assistance with homework, but get a healthy snack and lots of attention from the staff and volunteers. Lloyd’s mother says the program was a big reason Lloyd’s math skills improved at Riverside Academy.
For more information about
the Youth Development Programs
please contact Jim Holmstrom at jim.holmstrom@santamaria-cincy.org
or (513) 557-2710, ext. 507
Charles
H. Dater Foundation
One of the largest supporters of Santa Maria Community Services' youth programs is the Charles H. Dater Foundation. With funding from this foundation, area children can attend summer camps, various outings including Reds games, Kings Island, fishing, trips to area parks, skating and bowling, and take woodworking and pottery classes or participate in sports including Tae Kwon Do, baseball and volleyball. By getting involved in a variety of activities, the children are exposed to many opportunities, which help develop their sense of self and leadership skills. To learn more about Charles H. Dater Foundation,  visit www.daterfoundation.org
Youth of Cincy Afterschool program at career development field trip to Lunken Airport. Kids learned about the field of aviation, and what classes are necessary for this type of career. The students actually practiced driving an airplane! (the airplane did not leave the ground though)
Youth of Cincy Afterschool program at career development field trip to Q102 radio station. Kids were on the air for 2 segments, and the Q102 staff showed the group many different jobs that one can have working for a radio station!
Back to top
|
