When Kimberly Sanders and the rest of the San Fernando Valley Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority presented L.A. Mayor Karen Bass with a certificate on International Women’s Day,…
A homeless person huddles under a tarp and plastic sheeting on the sidewalk on The Old Road in Castaic during a heavy rain on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021. Dan Watson/The Signal
By Jim Holt Senior Investigative Reporter L.A. County supervisors voted in favor Tuesday of streamlining funding for homeless services, and voted 3-2 for creating a new county entity that would…
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors took strides Tuesday to solving homelessness with a 3-2 vote to create a Blue Ribbon Commission on Homelessness. The motion, co-authored by Supervisor Kathryn Barger,…
Residents from left, Lisa Reyes, Sandra and Matthew Beardsley and their children Grayson, 8 weeks, and Wyatt, 2, look on as Benny Galan, left, is photographed by Roche' Vermaak, right, Executive Director of Family Promise of Santa Clarita Valley as he blows out the candles on his tenth birthday cake at the Family Promise home in Castaic on Thursday, October 22, 2020. Dan Watson/The Signal
Family Promise of Santa Clarita Valley, a nonprofit dedicated to serving local homeless families, celebrated its 10-year anniversary this month. Since opening in 2011, the organization, its leaders, volunteers and…
Molly Castaneda, a secretary at La Mesa Jr. High School, unloads a cart of donated food in front of Golden Valley High School as part of the "Give a Turkey" event hosted on the campus Sunday afternoon. November 22, 2020. Bobby Block / The Signal.
A year of economic instability has exacerbated numerous issues across the Santa Clarita Valley, especially for students identified as homeless. Whether living in a vehicle, motel or hotel, or someone…
Global Prep Academy student volunteers repaint the Bridge to Home shelter. Courtesy
As Bridge to Home works toward building the Santa Clarita Valley’s first permanent homeless shelter, volunteers have been hard at work, ensuring that current shelter facilities are ready for the return…
Santa Clarita City Hall, as pictured on February, 26, 2020, is located on the 23900 block of Valencia Blvd. Dan Watson/The Signal
Los Angeles County has granted Santa Clarita more than $126,000 to establish a fund for organizations with innovative solutions to address the local homeless population. With funds available of $126,493,…
FILE PHOTO Councilman Cameron Smyth, then mayor, talks to more than 100 volunteers at The Centre before heading to the streets for the 2020 homeless count on Jan. 21. Tammy Murga/ The Signal
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has granted Los Angeles County an exception to conducting the 2021 homeless count in an effort to avoid a potential COVID-19 superspreader…
Preliminary renderings of the Family Promise house project in Newhall that is expected to be built by SCV-based Williams Homes. Courtesy of Williams Homes
Efforts to improve and expand homeless housing and shelter in the Santa Clarita Valley have long been in the making, and city and organization officials announced this week several advancements…
A check in tent is set up at the entrance of the Super 8 Hotel in Canyon Country on Saturday, April 11, 2020. Dan Watson/The Signal
With L.A. County’s Project Roomkey coming close to an end, Bridge to Home officials announced Thursday a new initiative to house more than two dozen local homeless individuals, but it…
FILE PHOTO Homeless task force members receive training ahead of the 2020 homeless count on Jan. 21. Tammy Murga/ The Signal
Santa Clarita homeless task force members are exploring options to start a local overnight parking program akin to those in Santa Barbara and Los Angeles. During their monthly meeting Thursday,…
A check in tent is set up at the entrance of the Super 8 Hotel in Canyon Country on Saturday, April 11, 2020. Dan Watson/The Signal
Los Angeles County supervisors are expected to review a list of motels they might buy to house the homeless as Project Roomkey begins to close down. County officials also confirmed…
FILE PHOTO From left, Alix Schwartz, 26, Gabby Vera, 27, and Hector Sherman, 30, look at a map next to Valencia Meadows Park as they participate in the annual homeless count on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal
Following a summer hiatus, the Santa Clarita homeless task force met Wednesday to discuss the 2020 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count for the first time since its release — and…
FILE PHOTO From left, Alix Schwartz, 26, Gabby Vera, 27, and Hector Sherman, 30, look at a map next to Valencia Meadows Park as they participate in the annual homeless count on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal
Under one definition, Los Angeles County has more than 4,700 young homeless individuals on any given night, and under a different classification, there are nearly 60,000, according to newly released…
The coronavirus pandemic has affected all of our lives in unprecedented ways. For those in the Santa Clarita Valley who are experiencing homelessness, it has added fear and additional obstacles…
FILE PHOTO From left, Alix Schwartz, 26, Gabby Vera, 27, and Hector Sherman, 30, look at a map next to Valencia Meadows Park as they participate in the annual homeless count on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal
Those working with the Santa Clarita Valley’s homeless population fear the county’s annual count of people in need of housing is once again lower than the actual figure, despite having…
FILE PHOTO Homeless task force members receive training ahead of the 2020 homeless count on Jan. 21. Tammy Murga/ The Signal
Por Tammy Murga y Lauren Budman Esta edición: las personas sin hogar del condado de Los Ángeles aumentaron un 13%, Sheriff, supervisores debaten las razones de las cámaras corporales para…
FILE PHOTO Homeless task force members receive training ahead of the 2020 homeless count on Jan. 21. Tammy Murga/ The Signal
Santa Clarita homeless task force members said Friday the community’s safety net must remain strong to help prevent its vulnerable population from increasing as Los Angeles County faces a 13%…
A check in tent is set up at the entrance of the Super 8 Hotel in Canyon Country on Saturday, April 11, 2020. Dan Watson/The Signal
Under Project Roomkey, an estimated 3,000 homeless people have moved from the streets and into hotels and motels during the COVID-19 pandemic. The goal for county homeless officials is now…
Bridge to Home resident adviser Carlos Flores, left, and Camelot Moving & Storage employee Juan Espita set up a cot and personal belongings of a resident in the gymnasium at the Santa Clarita Community Center in Newhall on Thursday, March 26, 202. Dan Watson/The Signal
Across Los Angeles County, more than 300 homeless people have tested positive with COVID-19. In the Santa Clarita Valley, that tally remains at zero, officials said Wednesday. For the first…