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26 Veterans And Their Families Presented With Keys To Their New Homes

The California Department of Veteran Affairs and Habitat for Humanity of San Fernando/ Santa Clarita Valleys presented 26 veterans and their families with keys to their new homes on Saturday, July 18. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. CalVet REN, or Residential Enriched Neighborhood, Program offers permanent, affordable home ownership with manageable loan ...

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Santa Clarita American Legion Veteran Group Names New Leaders

American Legion Post 507, a Santa Clarita-based organization supporting veterans of foreign wars, named a new commander Thursday. Jeanine “Tootsie” Imperial was named the new commander, and former SCV Man of the Year Greg Nutter will remain first vice commander, according to J.D. Kennedy, who led the local chapter of the nation’s largest wartime-service veterans organization for the last two years. “We’re chartered by Congress to help veterans get benefits,” Kennedy said. “We do that in many different ways -- we file the paperwork, assist veterans with access to their federal and state benefits -- but Post 507 has also worked with local businesses, the city, and other organizations to better serve veterans with any immediate needs they may have.”

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Santa Clarita Unsung Hero Mike Mizrahi Driven By Veterans Village Idea

      More than Two Years from Concept to Shovel: Mizrahi a Primary Force Behind Habitat for Humanity and SCV Habitat for Heroes’ Veterans Village Project in Santa Clarita By Stephen K. Peeples Saturday’s groundbreaking for the SCV Habitat for Heroes Veterans Village housing development in Santa Clarita marks more than one significant milestone for Mike Mizrahi, SoCalGas’s northern ...

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