BKRHC conducts 2021 Point in Time Count Combines case management data with shelter and navigation center reports to account for homeless population CONTACT: Anna Laven, Ed.D., BKRHC Executive Director, 310-592-8557, anna.laven@bkrhc.org BAKERSFIELD, CA – The Bakersfield-Kern Regional Homeless Collaborative (BKRHC) today conducted its 2021 Point in Time Count (PIT Count) of persons experiencing homelessness in […]
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Junior League of Bakersfield (aka J.L.B.) is looking to award fellow Kern County nonprofit organizations with funds for projects that are consistent with the J.L.B. mission and focus on improving literacy. The J.L.B. wants to give the gift of reading to children in our community. The J.L.B. is looking to support projects that will help […]
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Kern County will be providing supper along with a snack at each of their grab and go meal service locations. Meals are available to all children without any eligibility documentation, who are 18 years of age and younger during the COVID-19 crisis. http://bkrhc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/MEALS-SERVICE-BGCKC.jpg
Invites you and your family to join them for their annual Christmas Eve Meal on Thursday, 12/24/20, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, at 821 E. 21st St. https://bkrhc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/The-Mission-Christmas-Invitation-2020.pdf
The Bakersfield Californian published an article covering “The Way Home,” the recently released web documentary that highlights the great work being done in Kern County to address chronic homelessness. You can read the full article online here.
One of the questions we’re asked most frequently is “who experiences homelessness in Kern County?” The statistics might surprise you. Here is a fact sheet we put together using demographic data from our local Homeless Management Information System (HMIS). Click here to view the fact sheet.
BKRHC Executive Director Anna Laven, Ed.D., appeared last week on Valley Public Radio to discuss local efforts to expand our inventory of permanent supportive housing by purchasing and renovating existing motels. You can listen to the full story online here.
“The Invisible,” episode 3 of The Way Home, a short-form documentary series released for streaming today on Amazon Prime video, tells the story of Lynn, a man who lived homeless for 12 years in Kern County, and how local homeless service providers helped him find, and maintain, housing since September 2019. It’s a moving story, […]
BKRHC announces changes to 2021 Point in Time Count methodology Plans to account for unsheltered persons using case management data, in lieu of in-person count due to COVID-19 surge CONTACT: Anna Laven, Ed.D., BKRHC Executive Director, 310-592-8557, anna.laven@bkrhc.org BAKERSFIELD, CA – The Bakersfield-Kern Regional Homeless Collaborative has announced changes to its planned methodology for the […]
