Santa Clarita – Tuesday September 18 2012 – SCV Habitat for Heroes a program of Habitat for Humanity San Fernando/Santa Clarita Valleys, sponsored by the Southern California Gas Company, in partnership with KHTS AM 1220 is in the running for the Dancing with our Stars grand prize. Tuesday, local veterans, SCV Habitat for Heroes Advisory Board members, supporters and community members came out to the IHOP on 26135 Bouquet Canyon Road to raise funds for Santa Clarita veteran families. IHOP donated 50% of their breakfast proceeds to the fundraiser. KHTS AM 1220 broadcasted from the event and SCV Habitat for Heroes’ dancer City Council Member Marsha Mclean gave the breakfast spot a preview of her dance she will be performing at the Dancing with our Stars competition on Saturday September 22 at the Hyatt Regency in Valencia.
About SCV Habitat for Heroes
SCV Habitat for Heroes is a program of Habitat for Humanity San Fernando/Santa Clarita Valleys, sponsored by the Southern California Gas Company, in partnership with KHTS AM 1220. This program serves low-income and disabled veterans who either struggle to keep up or get around their existing home, due to disability or lack of funds, as well as low-income and disabled veterans in need of a brand new affordable home in Santa Clarita. SCV Habitat for Heroes has completed 3 home repairs/disability modifications since November 2011 and plans to complete three more by the end of 2012. They also plan to start a first-of-its-kind veteran “enriched” community of new homes in the coming months. Habitat is already accepting applications for the new community which will also provide veteran families with social services specifically tailored to suit the needs of veterans, especially those recently returning from the “wars on terror” as well as services for older vets of prior conflicts. Download a new home and home repair/disability application at www.HabitatSCV.org
About Habitat for Humanity San Fernando/Santa Clarita Valleys (HFH SF/SCV)
We are a separately incorporated affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International. HFH SF/SCV’s affiliate is one of only 5% of Habitats internationally that have built or rebuilt over 100 homes (with 220 in history). Even fewer Habitats build large neighborhoods of homes, and no other does so in an enriched environment that teaches a 12-month program of targeted self-sufficiency skills. Habitat is currently working on their 9th and 10th neighborhoods in North Los Angeles County as part of their veteran housing initiative “Habitat for Heroes”.