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Senior Calendar SCV Senior Center – 22900 Market Street, Newhall, 661-259-9444 Ongoing Events SCV Senior Center Creative Writing Class – Mondays, 2-3:30 p.m. Crochet Class: First and Third Mondays , 9 – 10 a.m. Jewelry Making Class :   First and Third Mondays , 10 – 11 a.m. Emotional Support Group :   Tuesdays from 10-11 a.m. Grief Support Group :   Tuesdays from 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. Senior Orchestra – Wednesdays at 3 p.m. Bingo at the SCV Senior Center – First and third Thursdays, 2-5 p.m. (doors open at 1:30) and Fourth Saturdays at 1 p.m. Other Events Women in Crisis: Exploring Solutions to Housing Barriers of Women Who are Seniors Discussion and Focus Groups, September 13 What: With the current housing crisis coupled with limited incomes, many women are finding it difficult to pay rent or make mortgage payments . As both are growing issues, we are looking to the community to provide insight, information, and resources on finding solutions. If you would lik...

Hunting for a new apartment to rent can lose its excitement very quickly, but in some cities the search gets much worse, much faster. If you’ve ever been on the lookout for a new home in Philadelphia, you may have experienced the worst of renting, according to a new study. A recent report from financial website WalletHub cultivated a list of the 150 best and worst cities to live in, and while smaller cities in states such as Arizona, Nebraska, and South Dakota topped the rankings, big cities like Detroit, Baltimore, New Orleans, and, yes, Philadelphia, were staggered at the bottom of the rankings, with Philadelphia falling at No. 128 in the 150-city survey. Rankings were defined in a couple ways: rental market and affordability (weighing factors such as rent-to-price ratio, security deposits, cost of living, historical rental price changes, and others) and overall quality of life (weighing factors such as job market, driver friendliness, and the weather). Considering the weight on ...