Bridge to Home (BTH), the primary homeless services provider in the Santa Clarita Valley, is expected to celebrate the first step in the construction of its new homeless shelter facility Monday with a virtual ribbon cutting.
The BTH event is set to mark the completion of the sewer and water hook-up to the agency’s site on Drayton Street as the first step in the construction of a new homeless shelter facility for this area.
Last week, the City of Santa Clarita’s Planning Commission recommended approval of the plans for the facility, which the City Council is scheduled to consider for final approval in the coming weeks.
Construction is anticipated to begin this summer, with completion in the fall of 2022.
The facility is expected to house 60 individuals and, in the first family shelter in this region, there are planned to be accommodations for eight families.
With the transition from a nighttime winter shelter open four months a year to a year-round 24/7 facility, the focus of BTH has shifted from simply providing food and shelter to providing intensive case management services, officials said.
These are designed to help people find and retain permanent housing, engage in job preparation and education, and address the issues that cause homelessness. The current facility, consisting of six modular former classroom buildings, does not have the space to support this expanded mission or health distancing requirements.
The virtual ribbon-cutting is scheduled to premiere on Bridge to Home’s Facebook page on Monday, March 22 at noon, as well as on the Facebook pages for SCVTV Santa Clarita, City of Santa Clarita Government, KHTS Radio, Santa Clarita Valley Signal, and Supervisor Kathryn Barger, as well as streamed on SCVTV.
Ed. Note: This information was provided to KHTS by Bridge to Home.
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