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As of January 2021, below are the most up-to-date flyers from the Sylmar Home Storage Center. Their business hours vary and often change so it is best to sign-up for their newsletter or call to make sure they're open when you plan your trip.

As of January 2021, the Home Storage Center Hours are:

Tues/Sat 9am-11am, Thur. 3pm-5pm

Email sylmarhsc@gmail.com and ask to be added to their email list.

They share very useful information regarding products, sales, how to store & cook food storage, virtual classes, recipes, etc. as well as important information regarding when they are open and what they do or don't have in stock.

Check out the following links for additional food storage and preparedness information:

https://providentliving.churchofjesuschrist.org/food-storage?lang=eng

https://pleasanthillgrain.com/preparedness

https://www.sosproducts.com/

https://mountainhouse.com/

Below is an example of an order form from the Home Storage Center for January 2021. You can find order forms online here as well:

https://providentliving.churchofjesuschrist.org/food-storage/home-storage-center-locations-map?lang=eng

Email sylmarhsc@gmail.com to request their most up-to-date order form. It is most ideal to just ask them to put you on their email list so you will get their monthly emails that have the most up-to-date information each month.

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