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Thirty-nine-year-old Charity Dowers was born and raised in Cincinnati and is the mother of three children, Aubrey-18, Adam-17 and Autumn-5. Charity first sought Santa Maria Community Services’ assistance with early childhood development for Autumn. Since then, the two have participated … Continued

Santa Maria Community Services is pleased to announce it has been awarded a one-year grant from the SC Ministry Foundation toward its Promoting Our Preschoolers (POP) Program. The POP Program is one of Santa Maria’s family-focused kindergarten-readiness programs that works … Continued

Tronyse first became acquainted with Santa Maria Community Services (SMCS) after being referred by Legal Aid to work with case managers to help assist her with housing issues when her living conditions rapidly declined at her apartment on Ross Ave. … Continued

CINCINNATI, OH – Santa Maria Community Services is pleased to announce it has been awarded $25,000 from The Charles H. Dater Foundation, Inc. toward COVID-19 relief to help meet the critical needs of our community. Santa Maria will be using … Continued

Forty-one-year-old Epifany Larue-Brunson has had a rough go of things lately, and not just because of COVID-19. Epifany was recently diagnosed with Stage Four Metastatic Breast Cancer. Her condition is incurable, and treatment is often harsh and unforgiving, but Epifany … Continued

In the past month, nearly everyone in our community has been called to step up and work together to overcome new struggles presented by COVID-19. None have been called upon more than our healthcare workers, who have shown nothing short … Continued

CINCINNATI, OH – Santa Maria Community Services, Inc. is pleased to announce it has been awarded a grant from Greater Cincinnati Foundation and United Way of Greater Cincinnati. The grant is for $35,000 from the COVID-19 Regional Response Fund. Grant … Continued

CINCINNATI, OH – Santa Maria Community Services, Inc. is pleased to announce it has been awarded a grant from the Fifth Third Foundation. The $50,000 grant is for COVID-19 relief. Santa Maria will be using the grant funds to provide … Continued

Justice League was formed in the summer of 2019 in response to increased violence, city-wide, and on the streets of Lower Price Hill (LPH), where most of the youth involved with Santa Maria’s Youth Development Program live and hangout. The … Continued