How Can I Help? Volunteering in the SCV
A Wonder Woman-themed Christmas tree named "The Courage to Wonder" was one of the trees that won first place at the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Clarita Valley’s Festival of Trees at the Westfield Town Center in Santa Clarita, Calif., on Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021.

How Can I Help? Volunteering in the SCV

By Michele E. Buttelman   After more than two years of a pandemic no one saw coming most people are feeling a renewed sense of gratitude. One way to express that…

Volunteers help create a new sense of beauty in Newhall
Groundskeeper Steven Garner uses a tractor to move a pile of mulch during the Preserving Newhall Community Day clean up event at the Newhall Community Center on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022. Chris Torres/The Signal

Volunteers help create a new sense of beauty in Newhall

Even with the blazing heat of summer on Saturday, 83 volunteers showed up for Preserving Newhall Community Day to bring beautification to the areas of Newhall that needed it most. …

Vacations That Give Back
The Sierra Club offers voluntourism opportunities throughout California and the United States. Experience the High Sierra while helping with trail maintenance in the John Muir Wilderness. Courtesy Sierra Club.

Vacations That Give Back

By Michele E. Buttelman  Travel with a purpose, or “voluntourism,” is the latest popular vacation trend. International travel that focuses on “good works” has been around for decades, but now…

Veteran Center searching for volunteers
Elliott Wolf, Founder of the Santa Clarita Veteran Services Collaborative hands a stack of veteran profiles to board member and volunteer coordinator Patti Ryan at the Santa Clarita Veteran Center in Newhall. Dan Watson/The Signal

Veteran Center searching for volunteers

As it prepares to reopen, the Santa Clarita Veteran Services Collaborative is looking for volunteers for the Veteran Center. Volunteers would staff the desk during the center’s weekday hours and…

Henry Mayo recognizes volunteers amid health crisis
Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital's more than 300 volunteers include adults, teens and even canines. Courtesy

Henry Mayo recognizes volunteers amid health crisis

With more than 300 volunteers, including adults, teens and even canines, Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital is taking a pause from the coronavirus pandemic to thank its volunteers in celebration of…

Senior Center thanks volunteers with holiday party
Santa Claus came to the SCV Senior Center holiday thank you party to congratulate the center's volunteers for a year of good work. Matt Fernandez/ The Signal

Senior Center thanks volunteers with holiday party

On Tuesday afternoon, SCV Senior Center welcomed about 200 of its volunteers to a holiday part to thank them for their efforts to make the senior community more comfortable. Though the senior center has hosted many thank you parties for its volunteers, this year had the distinction of being the first one at the new facility.

Local church donates hygiene kits to L.A. homeless
Volunteers from World Mission Society Church of God donates 1,000 kits for homeless at Los Angeles City Hall. Photo courtesy of Alejandra Garcia.

Local church donates hygiene kits to L.A. homeless

By Raychel Stewart For The Signal The World Mission Society Church of God delivered 1,000 hygiene kits to the homeless population recently at Los Angeles City Hall. The kits included…

Henry Mayo staff raises over $1M in donations
Henry Mayo's Marlee Lauffer, vice president of communications for the hospital, speaks at an event recognizing more than $1,100,000 raised by employees at Canyon Santa Clarita on Wednesday. Cory Rubin/The Signal

Henry Mayo staff raises over $1M in donations

By Raychel Stewart Employees at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital were recognized during a celebration at the Canyon Santa Clarita on Wednesday evening, after raising more than $1 million in donations…

Students to raise STEM funds with e-waste
Parent volunteers Andrew Sherman and Curtis Williams move a TV during Emblem Academy's annual e-waste fundrasing event. Michele Lutes/The Signal.

Students to raise STEM funds with e-waste

By Raychel Stewart Students of Emblem Academy and their parents are encouraging people to donate their old electronics during an e-waste recycling fundraising event. People who wish to donate can…

Team Depot volunteers support veterans’ Homes 4 Families
(Center) Haydn Chilcott, Western Division President, (Left) Scott Jacobson, Regional Vice President, and, (Right) John Cruz, District manager team up on the post digger ahead of volunteers installing various plants in the new garden for the Homes4Families housing development for veterans. Gilbert Bernal\The Signal

Team Depot volunteers support veterans’ Homes 4 Families

By Raychel Stewart The Home Depot Foundation and Team Depot associates gathered to support the finishing touches for a new Homes 4 Families veteran community in Santa Clarita on Tuesday…

SCV Man and Woman of the Year honorees named
2019 Man and Woman of the Year winners Pam Ingram and Ed Masterson pose together shortly after being crowned at the Hyatt in Valencia Friday night. Cory Rubin/The Signal

SCV Man and Woman of the Year honorees named

Ed Masterson and Pam Ingram were recognized Friday at the Santa Clarita Valley Man and Woman of the Year dinner as the guests of honor at the Hyatt Regency Valencia.…

Environmental club cleans debris at the St. Francis Dam site
Students in the "Eco Chicos" club at Canyon High School volunteered to pick up debris at the St. Francis Dam. Photo Courtesy: Dennis Yong

Environmental club cleans debris at the St. Francis Dam site

Saturday morning, the Canyon High School Environmental Club, “Eco Chicos” picked up a total of 164 pounds of debris in the St. Francis Dam site. With over 20 volunteers, the…

USC alumni mark ‘Day of SCervice’ at The Gentle Barn
Members of the University of Southern California Alumni Association of SCV, volunteer their time to The Gentle Barn for their annual Day of SCervice. Georgia Rios/ The Signal

USC alumni mark ‘Day of SCervice’ at The Gentle Barn

Saturday marked the annual “Day of SCervice” for University of Southern California alumni throughout the world. In Santa Clarita, the USC Alumni Association chose to volunteer their time to the…

HandsOn Santa Clarita helps create countywide oversight for community service
HandsOn Santa Clarita volunteers work at some of the voluntary, non-court-ordered community service the organization takes part in during National Volunteer Week. HandsOn works with L.A. County's court system to network nonprofit service organizations with volunteers who are required to complete community service. Courtesy photo

HandsOn Santa Clarita helps create countywide oversight for community service

L.A. County officials are looking to change the oversight for court-ordered community service, after a Santa Clarita nonprofit reached out with concerns over fraudulent and negligent practices from other agencies…

How residents can help with Hurricane Harvey relief efforts
FEMA workers on the ground in Houston during Hurricane Harvey and its aftermath. Courtesy of FEMA Facebook

How residents can help with Hurricane Harvey relief efforts

On Friday, Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Rockport, Texas. The Category 4 hurricane and following rainfall created extreme flooding in Texas – including the city of Houston, the nation’s fourth…

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