Homeless Shelter to Be Open Through February
The San Fernando Valley Homeless Shelter, located this year for the first time at the Sylmar Army National Guard Armory, is now open every night until the end of February, officials said.
“Officially, we’ve been open since November, but only on nights when the temperature was 40 degrees or below,” said Joe Zuniga, program coordinator for the Valley shelter.
“[Monday] is the first night the shelter will be continuously open, regardless of the weather,” he said.
The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, a joint city and county agency, operates several shelters throughout the county. The Sylmar facility is the only one in the San Fernando Valley.
In past years, the shelter was located in the Van Nuys armory, Zuniga said, but recently discovered damage from the 1994 Northridge earthquake in that building required officials to move the shelter. The Sylmar facility is slightly smaller than the Van Nuys shelter.
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