HOMELESS HAVE PLACE FOR HOLIDAY WINTER SHELTER OPENS DOORS WITH HELP, DONATIONS.Byline: Amy Raisin Darvish and Eugene Tong Staff Writers SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - Despite losing its lease with the city and a controversial proposal to bus the homeless out of town, the Santa Clarita Valley's only winter homeless shelter Homeless shelters are temporary residences for homeless people. Usually located in urban neighborhoods, they are similar to emergency shelters. The primary difference is that homeless shelters are usually open to anyone, without regard to the reason for need. opened Christmas Eve. The 40-bed facility, located at 21190 Centre Pointe Parkway, was prepared Friday evening to welcome those without a place to stay, offering a warm bed and a homemade dinner of baked ham, scalloped scal·lop also scol·lop or es·cal·lop n. 1. a. Any of various free-swimming marine mollusks of the family Pectinidae, having fan-shaped bivalve shells with a radiating fluted pattern. b. potatoes, green bean salad and a selection of pies. ``A miracle has happened, and I use that word because that's what it is,'' said Barbara Preheim, director of the winter shelter. ``Everyone came together to make this happen, from the volunteers who have helped set up the shelter, to the people who have come by with donations like blankets and toiletries toi·let·ry n. pl. toi·let·ries An article, such as toothpaste or a hairbrush, used in personal grooming or dressing. toiletries npl → artículos mpl de aseo (= .'' The Santa Clarita Community Development Corp. has operated a Santa Clarita shelter between Dec. 1 and mid-March for the past seven years. But it almost didn't open this year when the City Council declined to extend its lease at the Via Princessa Metrolink station, citing opposition from neighbors. Several attempts by the city and the SCCDC over the years to relocate the shelter had failed. In October, several alternative homeless plans emerged, including a controversial city-backed proposal that would have bused the homeless to Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. shelters. But that was scrapped earlier this month when county Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich Michael Dennis Antonovich (born 1939 in Los Angeles, California) is a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors representing the Fifth District, which covers northern Los Angeles County, the Antelope, Santa Clarita, Pasadena, and parts of the San Fernando and San offered to host the shelter at the flood control yard. Preheim said shelter volunteers did not expect to fill many beds over the Christmas holiday, but added they are prepared to house up to 40 people. ``Typically over Christmas we don't have a lot of people,'' she said. ``If families are going to let them stay with them at all, it's during Christmas.'' It costs about $42 a day to house one homeless person An individual who lacks housing, including one whose primary residence during the night is a supervised public or private facility that provides temporary living accommodations; an individual who is a resident in transitional housing; or an individual who has as a primary residence a . That pays for food, a cot and optional counseling, according to the SCCDC. The shelter will remain open through March 15. Amy Raisin Darvish, (661) 257-5254 amy.raisin(at)dailynews.com |
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