Santa Maria Community Services Enhances Academic and Life Success for Youth With Support From The Sutphin Family Foundation’s $25,000 Grant

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 14, 2022

CONTACT:                                                                   
Christy Cauley                                                             
Santa Maria Community Services, Inc.
Christy.Cauley@SantaMaria-Cincy.org
(513) 557-7297

CINCINNATI, OH – Santa Maria Community Services, Inc. announced it will enhance academic and life success for youth in its youth development program made possible in part by a $25,000 grant from The Sutphin Family Foundation.

Santa Maria Community Services’ Youth Development Program provides Lower Price Hill youth ages 10-16 with the opportunity to partake in life/social-emotional skills groups while learning how to develop peaceful conflict resolution, peer resistance, safety, bullying prevention, self-management, and goal-directed behavior skills. In addition to life skills development, the program focuses on youth mentoring and leadership through academic assistance and tutoring, age-specific activities, personal responsibility, and optimistic thinking skills. Participants have opportunities to engage in community-service projects, and each child’s family is linked to resources that promote family stability while addressing concerns that threaten or hinder the family’s well-being. The Youth Development Program welcomes all Price Hill youth to learn how to be more successful in school and in life.

“This generous grant from the Sutphin Family Foundation will be used for enhancing academic and life success of youth in Lower Price Hill,” said Santa Maria President and CEO, H.A. Musser, Jr. “Santa Maria’s youth development team changes lives by resolving issues related to school, social culture, and family life. We are very appreciative of The Sutphin Family Foundation’s support in these endeavors.”