Community Action Partnership Of Kern

Nutrition services: includes the (1) child and adult care food program which provides nutritional lunch meals and snacks to the 1803 children enrolled in the child education and development services program, (2) the women, infants and children program which provides temporary nutritional assistance and counseling for 14,367 pregnant and non-pregnant women, men and grandparents per month who are raising infants and children who are nutritionally at risk and (3) the food bank program which is one of the largest food banks in california providing emergency food assistance and distributing more than 21 million pounds of food annually.

Energy services: the agency provides utility assistance to more than 8,000 households on an annual basis. An applicant can only receive this benefit once in a 12 month period. The applicant must reside in kern county, have a total household income at or below 150 percent of the federal poverty income guidelines and have a utility bill with at least 30 days of service.weatherization services: the agency provides assistance to more than 200 households on an annual basis. A resident can receive weatherization assistance once every seven years. To qualify, the applicant must reside in kern county and have a household income at or below 150 percent of the federal poverty income guidelines.

Other program services include (1) comprehensive information and referral services that link kern county residents to community health and human services and support. 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. (2) free tax preparation services to low-to-moderate income individuals, families and seniors. (3) youth services to provide programs that focus on nutrition, education, recreation, teen pregnancy prevention and active health living. (4) comprehensive homeless prevention and intervention services by way of coordinated entry services and the m street navigation center.