12-year-old Matt, five weeks in SCV with a goal of adoption  
Twelve-year-old Matt bowls during the Kidsave event held at Valencia Lanes in Newhall on Saturday, 072223. Dan Watson/The Signal

12-year-old Matt, five weeks in SCV with a goal of adoption  

According to kidsave.org, there are approximately 120,000 kids waiting for adoption at any given time in the United States. That number expands to 2 million when taking into account the…

Furry friends find forever homes amid pandemic
Volunteer Renee Focht sits with "Chocolate" a ten-year-old pit bull available at the Castaic Animal Care Center in Castaic on Wednesday, July 1, 2020. Dan Watson/The Signal

Furry friends find forever homes amid pandemic

As stay-at-home restrictions left Santa Clarita Valley residents quarantined, the number of animal adoptions surged. “We are very blessed in the county right now that all the facilities are low,…

Adoption tips for your new furry friends in quarantine
Renee Focht, a volunteer at the Castaic Animal Care Center, poses with a pup at the center, where she is still volunteering amid the current health crisis, though they are only doing so one at a time and abiding by the public health guidelines. Courtesy of the Castaic Animal Care Center

Adoption tips for your new furry friends in quarantine

Iman Solmonpoor had been thinking of adopting a dog before the coronavirus pandemic, and says the stay-at-home directive gave him the perfect opportunity. “I was looking at adopting a dog…

Kitty Cafe helps raise funds for shelter animal vet costs
Tux, an eight year-old male lounges at the Shelter Hope Pet Shop's Cat Cafe at the Westfield Valencia Town Center Sunday morning. Cory Rubin/The Signal

Kitty Cafe helps raise funds for shelter animal vet costs

Pet lovers of all ages crowded into Shelter Hope Pet Shop on Sunday afternoon to snuggle with some furry feline friends as the nonprofit held its first Kitty Cafe event.

Foster or Foster-Adopt a Child
Melissa Salvador, right, of the Children's Bureau teaches families about the foster care system on Saturday Dec. 10, 2016 at College of the Canyons. Samie Gebers/SIGNAL

Foster or Foster-Adopt a Child

SOURCE: Children's Bureau A monthly information meeting on adoption is being held Saturday, March 25, 2017 from 10:00 a.m. to Noon at College of the Canyons, Dr. Dianne G. Van…

Darlene Chandler: Cruel system survived through hope
Rusty Page carries his foster daughter to a car that will take her, along with several officials, away from the family's Saugus home on March 21 last year. The Supreme Court declined to hear the Pages' appeal last week. Signal photo by Katharine Lotze

Darlene Chandler: Cruel system survived through hope

My heart hurts so badly for Lexi and the Pages. I’m trying to go about my chores Tuesday morning but just have to add my two cents (“Supreme Court declines…

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