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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

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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.