We are grateful to our long time friends and supporters at Stage Stores and Palais Royal for all the donations received early in the month of August. Your contributions are greatly benefiting our women and children in our programs and we all sincerely appreciate your generosity!

Bonita House was turned into a perfect stage where Allison Iraheta (an American Idol Finalist) performed with her Halo Circus Band on Wednesday July 5^th 2017. This concert was a great opportunity for our clients and their families to enjoy and make positive memories.

Special thanks to Lisa Carpenter, one of our Board Members and to Stage Stores for organizing the cookout and all the activities planned around the concert.

Pictured from left to right are Nadine Scamp, CEO of Santa Maria Hostel, Amelia Murphy, Director of Recovery Support Services, Allison Iraheta and Lisa Carpenter.

Santa Maria clients and staff from all of our three residences including outpatient, along with other Santa Maria alumni and PAC members gathered on June 10^th to celebrate Recovery! Over 250 people participated in this festive and family oriented event where several activities were planed to make sure everyone had a great time. This was the 1^st. Annual Recovery Appreciation Day and Crawfish Broil at Santa Maria and we are looking forward to many more. By celebrating people in recovery our goal is to promote prevention and strengthen the message that recovery in all its forms is possible.

We’d like to send a huge thank you to all of the Santa Maria staff, volunteers and organizations that assisted and contributed with donations to make possible this great event!

 

 

Our sincere gratitude to each of our sponsors, donors, honorees, guests, and volunteers for helping to make this special event such a success!

With your support we will continue to change the lives of women who are living with addiction and trauma and provide women and children with the care, support, stability, and healing they need as part of a family in recovery.

We were excited to honor Sheriff Ed Gonzalez for his steadfast commitment to addressing mental health, trauma and addiction issues within the public safety arena, including his role in developing Houston’s Sobering Center and his initiatives to combat human trafficking.

 

Santa Maria’s clients from Baby and Mother Bonding Initiative (BAMBI) Program were featured on FOX 26 News this month of May 2017! We are very pleased to see these women and their babies succeed in this healthy environment.

To read the full story and watch the video, click on the link below:

https://www.fox26houston.com/news/252286436-story

A wonderful group of volunteers helped us to start off this day with a presentation about the history and impact of Martin Luther King Jr in the USA. This was a great presentation that focused on the importance of peaceful communication, cooperation and collaboration in our communities.

Later in the evening the celebration continued thanks to the Scott Family who are the generous donors that provided a catered meal for our clients at Bonita House, as well as for some of the residents who were transported from Jacquelyn House. In this way, everyone was able to enjoy the special performance of the talented singer and Houston native, Mary Griffin! Her presentation was truly inspirational.

Click to watch Mary Griffin’s beautiful performance at Bonita House. 

Please enjoy pictures of our First Annual Luncheon in 2015

A special thank you goes out to the BHP Billiton employees who collected monies and brought donations for the women and children at Bonita House. Pictured are Roger Fritz, Finance Manager for Permian Production Unit, BHP Billiton with Cynthia Turner, SMH Director of Operations and Quality Management.

Special thanks to the Professional Football Players Mothers Association (PFPMA) for donating toys to the children of Bonita House. Pictured (left to right) are SMH’s Cynthia Turner with NFL Mothers Ms. Dorothy Okung and Ms. Ann Cockwell.