The Santa Clarita Veterans Services Collaborative announced Tuesday that the veterans Center is now open three Saturdays a month to help ex-military residents obtain government benefits.

“The Veteran Center will now be open on the first, second and third Saturdays of the month from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in order to facilitate weekenders, and plans are also underway to expand those benefit assistance days to weekdays,” according to a Veterans Services Collaborative news release.

This comes on the heels of the grand opening of the Veteran Center, which was attended by hundreds of Santa Clarita residents, local leaders and politicians.

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“The Veteran Center is a place where veterans who are disabled or who have injuries from war, are able to come meet with government officials to receive different benefits,” said Elliott Wolfe, who heads the Santa Clarita Veterans Services Collaborative.

In addition to giving assistance to those seeking help with their government benefits, veterans who are interested in having meetings or parties during evenings or the weekend, are also invited to use the Veteran Center’s facilities and resources, according to officials.

“To all veterans, there’s now a local destination where the primary mission is to be of complete service,” said the news release.

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Everything that is offered to the veterans comes from donations by different resources throughout Santa Clarita.

“Of course, we have wi-fi, and as of the beginning of March our television set is up and running,” said Wolfe.

The Veteran Center is located at 23222 Lyons Avenue in Newhall.

To reserve the Veterans Center for meetings or parties or more information, contact the Santa Clarita Veterans Services Collaborative at 661-670-8680.

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