Community Action Partnership of Kern

Non-profit OrganizationsUnited States501-1000 Employees

Established in 1965, Community Action Partnership of Kern (CAPK) administers close to a dozen programs aimed at meeting children, families and individuals at their point of need, for those who have had difficulty engaging the “American Dream.” 

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 work of CAPK touches the lives of more than 150,000 of your neighbors, co-workers, family and friends annually, by:

Distributing 12.25 million pounds of food for the food insecure;
Delivering nutrition to 20,000 women, infants and children;
Serving more than 900,000 meals to Head Start and Summer Meals Program children;
Providing utility assistance for 9,400 families;
Offering after school and summer programs for 389 at-risk youth;
Delivering early childhood education and preschool to some 3,000 children;
Answering over 101,000 calls for human and social services referrals.

The Community Action Partnership serves Kern County by providing an integrated network of services including: 

VITA- Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
Head Start/State Child Development
East Kern Family Resource Center
WIC- Women, Infants & Children
Shafter Youth Center
2-1-1 Kern County
Migrant Childcare
Friendship House
CAPK Food Bank
Energy Program
Central Kitchen

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