Santa Maria Community Services, Inc. Receives $35,000 Grant from Greater Cincinnati Foundation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 19, 2022

CONTACT:                                                                  
Christy Cauley                                                             
Santa Maria Community Services
Christy.Cauley@santamaria-cincy.org
(513) 557-7297

CINCINNATI, OH – Santa Maria Community Services, Inc. is pleased to announce that it received a $35,000 grant from Greater Cincinnati Foundation (GCF) for its Promoting Our Preschoolers (POP) program. POP aims to address inequity in academic success in kindergartens in Price Hill by addressing the inequitable access to education among people of color and low socioeconomic status.

Promoting Our Preschoolers prepares children for kindergarten and continued success in school through support for parents and caregivers. The program provides home-based services to families and their preschool-aged children with a focus on early child development. Services offered include: regular home or off-site visits; parents as teachers curriculum; resources and support for parenting, education, preschool experiences, and kindergarten readiness; parenting and child-group meetings and activities; developmental screenings for physical, language, and thinking skills; advocacy and referrals for children and their families; and support for families to build positive relationships with the child’s healthcare
provider.

“Santa Maria is grateful for Greater Cincinnati Foundation’s continued support of the Promoting Our Preschoolers program,” said H.A. Musser, Jr., President and CEO of Santa Maria Community Services. “This generous grant will allow Santa Maria to ensure that children achieve educational success in kindergarten.”