The Santa Clarita Valley Bella Vida Senior Center was named a 2021 Program of Excellence awardee for the services it provided to older adults during the pandemic. The Senior Center was given a program of excellence award by the National Council on Aging (NCOA) National Institute of Senior Centers (NISC) this May for outstanding work during the pandemic. “The SCV ...

The summer went by without “Concerts in the Park,” schooling has been remote, movie theaters are empty; and the Santa Clarita Bella Vida Senior Center is closed. Or is it? On Friday night in the Bella Vida parking lot, as the sun was descending with a soft breeze blowing the American flag, “Tess and Friends” elevated the spirits of a ...

The SCV Senior Center’s popular “Drive Thru” lunch service for Seniors in the Santa Clarita Valley held a special “Drive Thru Celebration” on Thursday for the Fourth of July. Special Bella Vida Hot Dogs, Fourth of July musical marches, and a parade of senior guests – over 450 in total enjoyed the festivities and meals, officials said. The area was ...

Staff and volunteers at the Bella Vida Senior Center are serving over 1,200 meals a day to seniors all over the Santa Clarita Valley. Before the shutdowns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bella Vida Senior Center served around 280 to 300 hot meals a day in their grand ballroom, accompanied by music and entertainment. However, when the doors of ...

The SCV Senior Center gave families an opportunity to get up close and personal with several unique vehicles during the seventh annual Touch-A-Truck event Saturday. The annual Touch-A-Truck event gave curious kids and adults an opportunity to climb onto a fire engine, see a construction rig up-close, turn on a Sheriff’s or CHP vehicle siren or take photos with a ...

Assemblywoman Christy Smith, D-Santa Clarita, hosted a resource fair and presented a $450,000 check to the Bella Vida Senior Center on Wednesday. Hundreds of Santa Clarita seniors gathered in the Bella Vida grand ballroom to share laughs and receive information from state and local agencies as part of a resource fair, which is expected to return in the future.  Along ...

Assemblywoman Christy Smith, D-Santa Clarita, is set to host a resource fair and present a $450,000 check to the Bella Vida Senior Center next week, officials said. The resource fair on Oct. 2 is expected to feature state agencies and nonprofit organizations delivering resources and information to seniors, their families and caregivers, according to Smith’s office. “We owe it to ...

Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital is set to begin offering an “Ask the Nurse” program at the newly-constructed Bella Vida Senior Center later this month, officials said Tuesday. The Ask the Nurse service is set to be offered in a second-floor room at Bella Vida that has been designated for Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital officials to offer health services and information. ...

The Santa Clarita Senior Center is inviting the community to attend their annual Caregiver Resource Day, including the 2019 Knowledge is Power: Aging with Dignity Symposium. Ed. Note: The following is a press release provided to KHTS by the SCV Senior Center. Caring for a loved one in need is rewarding, however the demands of caregiving increases over time and ...

Assemblymember Christy Smith, D-Santa Clarita, announced Friday new funding was signed into approval for the 38th Assembly District by Governor Gavin Newsom. The funds that were approved are set to support services across the 38th Assembly District and California, according to Smith’s Office. “The 38th Assembly District has been historically underserved and overlooked by the state, so I am proud ...