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Community Action Partnership of Kern is committed to “Helping people…Changing Lives.” In today’s extraordinary environment CAPK will continue to do everything in its power to keep those we serve safe while doing all we can to improve the lives of families in Kern, San Joaquin and San Bernardino Counties. Please review this updated information about CAPK services. Call 2-1-1 to connect immediately with assistance from CAPK and from 1,500 other social service agencies and organizations. To receive up-to-date informational links regarding the Coronavirus, please text KERN COVID to 898-211.
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The work of CAPK touches the lives of nearly 100,000 of your neighbors, co-workers, family and friends annually, by:
Distributing 20.4 million pounds of food for the food insecure;
Delivering nutrition to 16,000 women, infants and children;
Serving 779,790 meals to Head Start and Summer Meals Program children;
Providing utility assistance for 7,745 families;
Offering after school and summer programs for 340 at-risk youth;
Delivering early childhood education and preschool to some 2,425 children;
Answering over 102,000 calls for human and social services referrals.
The Promise of Community Action:
Community Action changes people’s lives, embodies the spirit of hope, improves communities and makes America a better place to live. We care about the entire community, and we are dedicated to helping people help themselves and each other.
our mission:
Community Action Partnership of Kern shall provide and advocate for resources that will empower members of the communities we serve to be self-sufficient.
The CAPK Food Bank provided an average of 1.6 million pounds of food a month to hungry individuals, families, and seniors throughout Kern County in 2019.
Half of all those served were children.
Since the pandemic, the CAPK Food Bank has increased its distribution over 56% to 2.5 million pounds of food a month to feed those fighting hunger.
Across the nation and locally, there has been an increase in unemployment, limited and expiring social safety nets, and children unable to receive meals from schools.
The CAPK Food Bank is operating at maximum capacity and is struggling to serve the growing need in Kern County.
We need your help.
The food bank is currently raising funds to increase its warehouse space. The additional space will allow for more of our hungry friends, neighbors, and children to be fed.
By donating to the CAPK Food Bank Expansion Project, you can help feed the hungry in Kern County now and in the decades to come.
