Ed. Note: The following information was provided to KHTS by a press release posted on SCV News. A researcher from the University of Southern California is seeking input from Southern California veterans, including Santa Clarita veterans, for a study. Sara Kintzle, a research associate professor at the USC Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, is looking for Santa Clarita veterans and ...

The City of Santa Clarita invites members of the community to join the Santa Clarita City Council for the annual Veterans Day Ceremony to honor local veterans, currently-serving military personnel and their families next week.  The Veterans Day Ceremony is scheduled for 11 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 11 at Veterans Historical Plaza, located at 24275 N. Walnut Street in Newhall, ...

The Santa Clarita Veterans Services Collaborative (SCVSC) has finally reopened after they were forced to close their doors nearly a year ago due to COVID-19 precautions. As certain Los Angeles County restrictions have been lifted, the SCVSC has reopened on April 1, having been closed since March of last year. Many new volunteers have been trained and their weekly food ...

Guardians, the newest non-profit in Santa Clarita, hosted a free drive-thru Presidents Day Barbecue event for local veterans, military personnel, first responders, and their families to kick off the year on Saturday. The Presidents Day event, hosted in the Santa Clarita Grocery parking lot, included a hot dog barbeque, flag giveaway, classic cars and military vehicles on display, as well ...

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a motion by Supervisor Kathryn Barger and coauthored by Supervisor Sheila Kuehl to share data concerning veteran suicide and explore the possibility of creating a review team Tuesday. According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, 20 veterans die by suicide every day nationwide. Data and information on veteran suicide would be shared ...

On August 22 and 23, the Santa Clarita Veteran Services Collaborative is set to host a fundraiser with a giveaway prize. Due to the ongoing pandemic, the normal large crowd for the Collaborative’s fundraiser walk will be moved to a “virtual” one. Participants wanting to raise money for the Veteran Services Collaborative are encouraged to print out a runner’s bib ...

Officials with the nonprofit Santa Clarita Grocery held a free lunch event for veterans on Saturday, where they hosted Santa Clarita’s oldest veteran as well as enjoyed a flyover by a local pilot. Santa Clarita Grocery, local chapters of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars, as well as The Guardians came together on Saturday for the second of ...

Several local organizations in Santa Clarita have partnered to offer two free “Thank You SCV Veterans” hot dog lunches in the month of May. Santa Clarita Grocery, local chapters of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars, as well as The Guardians have come together to set up the event as a way to celebrate National Military Appreciation Month. ...

A Santa Clarita Veteran and his family were awarded a home valued at $500,000 by an anonymous donor through the Santa Clarita Veteran Services Collaborative, officials said Friday.   The Selection and Interview Committees of the Santa Clarita Veteran Services Collaborative, operating under the guidelines set forth by an anonymous Santa Clarita donor awarded a veteran family with a home, according to ...

The Santa Clarita Veteran Services Collaborative is expected to make a selection for the veteran set to receive a home donated by a community member.  “The collaborative wishes to thank the many veterans who have submitted applications to be considered to receive the $500,000 home, which is to be awarded because of the generosity of a local anonymous donor,” said ...