CAPK News

  • Drought Emergency Food Assistance Program – April 2017

    Throughout the month of April 2017, Community Action Partnership of Kern Food Bank (CAPK Food Bank) will distribute Drought Emergency Food Assistance Program (DEFAP) food in various communities all over Kern County: Arvin, Bakersfield, Buttonwillow, Delano, Lake Isabella, Lamont, Oildale and Wasco.   Click here for the April 2017 DEFAP Schedule…

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  • Drought Emergency Food Assistance Program – March 2017

    Throughout the month of March 2017, Community Action Partnership of Kern Food Bank (CAPK Food Bank) will distribute Drought Emergency Food Assistance Program (DEFAP) food in various communities all over Kern County: Arvin, Bakersfield, Buttonwillow, Delano, Lake Isabella, Lamont, Oildale and Wasco.   Click here for the March 2017 DEFAP Schedule…

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  • Read Across America 2017

    The National Education Association is building a nation of readers through its signature program, NEA’s Read Across America. Now in its 16th year, this year-round program focuses on motivating children and teens to read – through events, partnerships, and reading resources. NEA’s Read Across America Day, NEA’s national reading celebration, takes place each year on […]

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  • Stuff the Bus

    Stuff the Bus Food Drive! Bring your non- perishable food items Friday, March 31 from 4:30am-6:00pm to the Sears Parking Lot (At the corner of Ming & Wible in Bakersfield.) Click the link below to download a PDF flyer of the Stuff the Bus Food Drive. 2017 CAPK Food Bank Stuff the Bus Flyer (2)

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  • Drought Emergency Food Assistance Program – February 2017

    Throughout the month of February 2017, Community Action Partnership of Kern Food Bank (CAPK Food Bank) will distribute Drought Emergency Food Assistance Program (DEFAP) food in various communities all over Kern County: Arvin, Bakersfield, Buttonwillow, Delano, Lake Isabella, Lamont, Taft and Wasco.   Click here for the February 2017 DEFAP Schedule…

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  • Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)

    Community Action Partnership of Kern’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (CAPK VITA) County’s federally appointed poverty-fighting agency, will host a federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Awareness Day ceremony at 10 a.m. Friday, January 27, 2017, at its offices located at 300 19th Street (corner of V Street) in Downtown Bakersfield. The EITC is a […]

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