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Local musician, Harold Kennedy, has been volunteering his time each Wednesday afternoon at Santa Maria Community Services’ Joe Williams Family Center in Lower Price Hill to teach youth guitar. Harold began his music career at the age of 13, playing … Continued
Six teens from Santa Maria’s Youth Development Program spent four days in West Virginia this month to develop their work and social skills by helping the Southern Appalachian Labor School (SALS). The youth read with children during SALS’s summer reading … Continued
Santa Maria has the privilege of being part of the East Price Hill Mural Project through ArtWorks Cincinnati and Price Hill Will. A team of 15 people including one project manager, two teaching artists, two lead artists, and ten youth … Continued
Santa Maria is excited to announce it has been accepted to receive a $1,000 Summertime Kids grant through the Greater Cincinnati Foundation! The Summertime Kids grant helps support youth summer programs and activities that will provide the kids with fun … Continued
Santa Maria’s Youth Development Program is looking for coaches to support a newly established Lower Price Hill youth sports league. The sports league will help encourage leadership and promote healthy lifestyles among the youth in the community. After hearing the … Continued
Help Santa Maria Community Services bring health education and resources to underserved families in the Cincinnati community. 100% of the families served by Santa Maria are economically disadvantaged, and many have no access to health care. Santa Maria’s hope is … Continued
It is with bitter-sweet emotion that we say farewell to long-time Santa Maria employee, Pat Mattingly, who retired this June. Pat began working for Santa Maria on August 26 of 1974 as a clerk-typist for the Youth Service Project, now … Continued
Santa Maria Community Services is excited to announce it has been awarded a grant through the Bahmann Foundation to provide free hearing exams and hearing aids to five individuals. The Bahmann Foundation’s mission is to reduce isolation of low-income, older … Continued
Each year, Santa Maria’s SPARK (Supporting Partnerships to Assure Ready Kids) program holds a six-week group titled “Let’s Talk.” Let’s Talk is a language-building small group for parents and their children. This year, 22 adults and 31 children attended. The … Continued
This summer, five students from Santa Maria’s Youth Development Program will be hired to tend to several Lower Price Hill gardens as Garden Apprentices for a summer work program. Lower Price Hill nonprofit, Community Matters, currently operates three of the … Continued