City Council to vote on CDBG plan
The Santa Clarita community presents California legislators with a "Thank You" certificate on April 2. Crystal Duan/The Signal

City Council to vote on CDBG plan

Santa Clarita City Council plans to approve the Community Development Block Grants Annual Action Plan at its May 8 meeting. The annual plan allocates thousands of federal dollars that pay…

Bridge to Home hit with staffing trouble as city, county work to develop resources
Volunteers brought a few items Saturday to help a pair of Bridge to Home clients who were awaiting the opening of the shelter's doors as a light rain fell over the weekend.

Bridge to Home hit with staffing trouble as city, county work to develop resources

By Georgia Rios and Perry Smith As about a half-inch of rain fell on the Santa Clarita Valley over the weekend, a couple of Santa Clarita’s less fortunate residents were upset…

City council to vote on homeless shelter land purchase
Shelter Manager Olga Ruiz shows the inside of the Bridge to Home homeless shelter in Santa Clarita on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

City council to vote on homeless shelter land purchase

Bridge to Home may expand its Drayton Street facility if the Santa Clarita City Council approves the acquisition of land adjacent to the existing shelter at its meeting Tuesday. Pending…

Homeless shelter to stay open for Christmas and New Year’s Day
Client John Thomas Winkler eats his dinner provided by the Emerson family of Santa Clarita at Bridge to Home on Nov. 22. Photo Tom Cruze/For the Signal

Homeless shelter to stay open for Christmas and New Year’s Day

To allow local homeless people to celebrate the holidays with a stomach full of food and a warm bed to sleep in, Santa Clarita’s homeless shelter Bridge to Home will…

County looks to gather data on homeless families
FILE PHOTO Bridge to Home Shelter donations come from families, churches, scouts and businesses. Helping set up the sleeping quarters with blankets and towels are volunteers Haley (L) and Riley (C) Cabot and Resident Attendant Jayne Patafio (R). Photo Tom Cruze/For the Signal

County looks to gather data on homeless families

To better serve and account for homeless families, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will look to more accurately count this population. If passed, Tuesday’s agenda item will call…

County extends homeless shelter days through March
FILE PHOTO Bridge to Home Shelter donations come from families, churches, scouts and businesses. Helping set up the sleeping quarters with blankets and towels are volunteers Haley (L) and Riley (C) Cabot and Resident Attendant Jayne Patafio (R). Photo Tom Cruze/For the Signal

County extends homeless shelter days through March

Homeless people across Los Angeles County will be able to stay sheltered for an extra month in the spring after the Board of Supervisors approved a motion at their meeting…

Hurdles stall homeless shelter from opening year-round
Peggy Edwards, the president of the board of directors of Bridge to home, right, talks with Chris Najarro, the director of programs, while giving a tour of the Bridge to Home homeless shelter in Santa Clarita on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Hurdles stall homeless shelter from opening year-round

Formalities and finances are going to make it at least a year before Bridge to Home’s homeless shelter is ready to be open year-round, officials said this week. Santa Clarita…

Bridge to Home to host annual Soup for the Soul fundraiser
Attendees gather at Soup for the Soul, a fundraiser held by Bridge to Home at Savia: a Community Partnership in Newhall on Saturday. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Bridge to Home to host annual Soup for the Soul fundraiser

Those with a heart for the homeless in Santa Clarita are invited to Bridge to Home’s annual Soup for the Soul event. The yearly fundraiser goes straight to the services…

City to turn over ownership of homeless shelter to Bridge to Home
FILE PHOTO Bridge to Home Shelter donations come from families, churches, scouts and businesses. Helping set up the sleeping quarters with blankets and towels are volunteers Haley (L) and Riley (C) Cabot and Resident Attendant Jayne Patafio (R). Photo Tom Cruze/For the Signal

City to turn over ownership of homeless shelter to Bridge to Home

Bridge to Home could soon open its doors to the city’s homeless population year-round. The Santa Clarita city council plans to turn over control of the winter shelter to Bridge…

Homelessness in SCV can be 1 paycheck away
Laurie Ender of Family Promise and Chris Najarro of Bridge to Home discuss the difficulties of being a homeless family in Santa Clarita on Wednesday, August 23, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Homelessness in SCV can be 1 paycheck away

Maintaining a sense of normalcy can seem nearly impossible for homeless families in Santa Clarita. Everyday tasks like cooking a meal, finishing homework and driving to work are full of…

Local Lowe’s team remodel Bridge to Home’s kitchen and dining facility
Eric Zimmerman, a Lowe's employee, measures a countertop before putting it in place in the kitchen at the Bridge to Home shelter on Thursday, August 10, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Local Lowe’s team remodel Bridge to Home’s kitchen and dining facility

Bridge to Home’s clients can look forward to a newly remodeled kitchen and dining room after local Lowe’s stores donated their time and materials to redo the facility at the…

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