Senator Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, announced Tuesday that the California Department of Housing and Community Development Department (HCD) had awarded the City of Victorville over $15k to help homeless pet owners. The HCD awarded Victorville $15,959 from its Pet Assistance and Support (PAS) program to help support those with pets who are experiencing homelessness. “Pets are like family members and ...

A total of 56 vulnerable foster youth have found housing with the help of Fostering Youth Independence (FYI) since the local non-profit was founded in 2017.  The largest foster support organization in Santa Clarita, FYI has supported these dozens of young adults who have aged out of the L.A. County foster system without being adopted or reunited with their birth ...

Senator Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, announced SB 31, which would compassionately clear encampments and connect homeless individuals with services to break the cycle of chronic homelessness. “California’s homelessness crisis is spiraling out of control,” Wilk said. “Many individuals are trapped in a cycle of drug abuse and mental illness without getting the help they need.” This crisis has now spread ...

Homelessness can be a very difficult experience, and it’s something that millions of people deal with every year in the United States. Fortunately, there are ways for homeless people to make life easier and get access to necessities, like health care, shelter, and homeless car insurance should you have access to a vehicle. But the pandemic certainly isn’t helping, and ...

Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, announced Wednesday a new Assembly Bill  (AB 963) which would focus on funding affordable housing development for former foster youth.  Schiavo found in a recent survey of California foster youth, one-quarter of former foster youth experienced homelessness in California between the ages of 21-23, with an additional 28 percent reporting that they had “couch surfed,” according ...

Four weeks after Los Angeles County officials declared a local emergency on homelessness, the board of supervisors unanimously approved a $609.7 million budget for the Los Angeles County Homeless Initiative for fiscal year 2023 – 2024. The budget is intended to help reduce homeless encampments, increase interim/permanent housing and increase mental health services for people who are experiencing homelessness, according ...

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors passed a motion declaring a local emergency over the homelessness crisis in Los Angeles County.  The new motion, brought forth by Supervisor Kathryn Barger and Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath, recognizes the “complicated” and “multifaceted” landscape of the crisis and aims to set a new tone for the region’s approach.  “This emergency proclamation boils ...

Assemblywoman Suzette Martinez Valladares, R-Santa Clarita, announced Monday a bill to make the recent Los Angeles City ordinance banning homeless camps within 500 feet of schools, daycare centers, parks, and libraries, a statewide law. The bill is modeled after Los Angeles City Ordinance 41.18, which was recently amended to prohibit camping within 500 feet of sensitive areas frequented by children. ...

The Los Angeles County Homeless Initiative is set to host a series of community listening sessions for the Santa Clarita and San Fernando Valleys next week in hopes of strengthening strategies for addressing and preventing homelessness.  The Santa Clarita and San Fernando Valleys listening session to address homelessness is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 28 from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., ...

Recently, Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger announced that she has allocated millions of dollars to increase homeless outreach services across the Fifth District, including Santa Clarita.  In an effort to respond to homelessness, L.A. County Supervisor Barger announced Monday that she has directed $2.3 million from discretionary funds to increase homeless outreach services in areas in the Fifth District, ...