H.A. Musser, Jr.
President and CEO

 

 

 

 

Lucienne Driehaus
Volunteer Coordinator

 “Your gift of time as a Santa Maria Volunteer makes a huge impact on the over 4,000 individuals and families we serve. You help us make sure we can fulfill our mission to help families help themselves.  Thank you!”

                          

 

One-Time Service Opportunities On-Going Service Opportunities
Food Distribution at East Price Hill Community Center

1:00pm – 3:00pm Fridays

  • February 26th
  • March 5th & 19th
  • April 2nd & 16th
  • May 7th & 28th
  • June 11th & 25th
 Joe Williams Family Center

2:30pm – 5:00pm/6th-8th grade students

  • Assist with small group social skills groups
  • One on one tutoring/mentoring
  • Assist in weekly cooking classes
  • Assist in weekly sound recording classes
  • Assist in outreach to families in Lower Price Hill
  • Post COVID – supervising gym/basketball, leading/planning activity centers
Tutoring at East Price Hill Community Center

    • Bilingual (Spanish) tutors for GED tutoring sessions
      • Mondays 1-3pm
      • Tuesdays 1-4pm
 East Price Hill Community Center

Times will vary

  • One on one tutoring for bilingual students (Spanish)
  • Assist ESL (English as a Second Language) classes as virtual tutoring resource
  • Plan and lead activities for children of our Women’s Community Gardening group (begins in March, every Tuesday 9:00am – 11:30am)
  • Assist with VITA Tax Preparation (volunteer tax preparer certification needed) – begin in March, Saturdays 9:00am – 12:00pm/Elder H.S.
  • Bilingual (Spanish) interpreters to work with families
Sorting Diaper Donations at East Price Hill Community Center

12:00pm – 2:00pm 2nd Tuesday of each month

 Family Centered Services

Times will vary

  • Picking up donated diapers on second Tuesday of each month
  • Post COVID – Plan and lead activities for children while parents attend Parents of Point course
  • Virtual tutoring for current and past students of our Preschoolers on Point (POP) program, pre-K-3rd grade 
Assist with Moving Related Projects for Workforce Development (Packing, Cleaning, Painting, etc.)

Flexible timing February & March

 Workforce Development Center

Time flexible

  • Assist caseworkers/coaches to reach out to clients to support them through stability
Assist in Health Fair (Food Distribution, Directing Guests, etc.)

April, exact date TBA

 Overall Agency Needs

Time flexible/varies

  • Maintenance projects & landscaping
  • Do you have any special talents, skills or experience you’d like to share? Please let Lucienne know.
Hold a “Drive” for Food, Clothing, PPE, Books, Games, School Supplies and more

Timing coordinated with lead volunteer for Drive
Post COVID

  • Assist at events
  • Childcare for meetings
  • Hospitality/food sponsorship for meetings

 

 

Volunteer Application Form in Adobe PDF          Volunteer Application Form in Microsoft Word

 

“Many people have needs in our community and if I can help, I feel I must; it’s what God expects.  Besides, I love doing it!”

 

-Kathy Castellini

 “Cooking up greatness one community at a time with our culinary kids as the main ingredient.” #food4thought👨🏿‍🍳

-Dion Jones

 

If you have any questions on any of these opportunities, please send me an email at lucienne.driehaus@santamaria-cincy.org or call me on my cell phone at 513.390.0314.  I would love to talk with you!

*NOTE: I will get back with you within 24 hours of receiving your Volunteer Application.  Thanks so much, Lucienne