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Connecting you to Food Distributions, Fresh Food, and Vouchers
Connecting you to Housing Safety, Homeless Shelters, and Affordable Living
Connecting you to Utility Assistance, Providers, and Home Conservation
Connecting you to Childcare and Family Support Programs
Connecting you to Food Distributions, Fresh Food, and Vouchers
Connecting you to Housing Safety, Homeless Shelters, and Affordable Living
Connecting you to Utility Assistance, Providers, and Home Conservation
Connecting you to Childcare and Family Support Programs
Referring you to Substance Abuse Treatment, General Counseling, and Support Groups
Referring you to Medical Expense Services, Screenings, and Insurance Guidance
Referring you to Educational Programs, Schooling, and Trainings
Referring you to in Career Development, Retirement, and Tax Services
Referring you to Substance Abuse Treatment, General Counseling, and Support Groups
Referring you to Medical Expense Services, Screenings, and Insurance Guidance
Referring you to Educational Programs, Schooling, and Trainings
Referring you to in Career Development, Retirement, and Tax Services
Supporting you in Legal Services such as Family, Labor, and Criminal Law
Supporting you in connecting to local Government Administration, Emergency Services, and Parks and Recreation
Supporting you in local Automative Services and Public Transportation
Supporting you for Hotlines and Intervention Services
Supporting you in Legal Services such as Family, Labor, and Criminal Law
Supporting you in connecting to local Government Administration, Emergency Services, and Parks and Recreation
Supporting you in local Automative Services and Public Transportation
Supporting you for Hotlines and Intervention Services
Directing you to Hygiene, Clothing, and Appliance Products
Directing you to Housing, Care, and Food Assistance for Senior Citizens
Directing you in Veteran Housing, Benefits, and Health Insurance
Directing you to Shelters, Licenses, and Adoption
Directing you to Hygiene, Clothing, and Appliance Products
Directing you to Housing, Care, and Food Assistance for Senior Citizens
Directing you in Veteran Housing, Benefits, and Health Insurance
Directing you to Shelters, Licenses, and Adoption
Get connected to supporting services in your local area.
Inform USA Accreditation assesses the ability of an I&R program to demonstrate full compliance with standards for Professional Information and Referrals.
2-1-1 Kern County, a program of Community Action Partnership of Kern (CAPK), provides comprehensive information and referral services that link Kern County residents to community health and human services and support.
Callers seeking assistance dial 2-1-1 and are connected with Information and Referral Specialists who utilize the same resource directory we make available here on our website. By responding to clients’ information and referral needs by phone or through our website, we ensure the information sought is provided in the most customer-friendly way possible depending on the client.
CAPK has been designated by the California Public Utilities Commission as the 2-1-1 provider for Kern County. Services are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to the close to 900,000 residents in the county.
This web page was funded by USDA SNAP, known in California as CALFresh an equal opportunity provider and employer, and the California Department of Social Services.
Web Page Designed Internally by Community Action Partnership of Kern.
