News and Updates

RFP is attached below for your reference & FAQ Sheet to follow.

Please find attached HHAP 4 RFP. Any questions or concerns please contact BKRHC Mary Scott- mary.scott@bkrhc.org.

Join us at the Mission at Kern County for a Thanksgiving Dinner and Coat Giveaway! November 23, 2023 at 11:00 am.

Community Action Partnership of Kern (CAPK) will be hosting a water and utilities bill assistance event in the city of Bakersfield in partnership with Vice Mayor Andrae Gonzalez, where members of the community have the opportunity to apply to a free program that will help pay home water bills. BE SURE TO BRING THE REQUIRED […]

Please see attachments below with various free Thanksgiving giveaways such as Turkeys, dine-in meals, and more!

A unity event where we come together to show support for people living with HIV and remember those who have passed from AIDS-related illnesses.

Saturday 11.04.2023, BAIHP is hosting our 3rd Annual Native American Heritage Month Luncheon. The event is taking place at the Convention Center Marriott located at 801 Truxtun Avenue. The doors open at 8AM and programming is expected to start at 9:30AM. This year will feature special presentations of the Eagle Heart Drummers, SAMHSA, and will […]

Free drive thru flu clinics at CSUB, Memorial Hospital, and Greenfield. Please see the attached flyers for each location.

Join us as we honor and celebrate the work being done to provide health care for the homeless.

The KRV Resource Fair is an opportunity for non-profits, businesses and other organizations to share availability of their services to our community.

The Social Servant’s upcoming Community Health & Social Services Clinic on July 8th, 2023 from 10:00AM to 12:00PM. This event will be located at 1701 18th St, Bakersfield, CA 93301 and Chipotle will be served for lunch. Please arrive at 9:00 am to set up. Tables and Chairs will be provided and there is space available to have confidential conversations.

You are invited to The Open Door Network’s New Reimagined Hope House Ribbon Cutting! Tuesday, July 11, 2023 at 11:30am.

Join Clinica Sierra Vista for National HIV Testing Day June 27, 2023 at 8am-noon.

The BKRHC is currently hiring for our Executive Director position.  Interested applicants are required to submit a resume and cover letter to Amanda Ruiz, CAO Manager – Kern County Administrative Office at ruizam@kerncounty.com.  Questions can be directed to Amanda Ruiz via email or phone at 661-868-3171.

Register Today: Our Places of Impact CoP: Advancing Equity for Community- Led Initiatives- June 14, 2023 1:00pm Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   Home Programs Resources Training   Reminder: Register Today: Our Places of Impact CoP: Advancing Equity for Community-Led Initiatives – June 14, 2023 – 1:00 PM EDT […]

Please share with transitional aged youth you know who are looking for employment!

Vendor Application attached. Any questions, please email Annelisa Perez Annelisa.p@uwkern.org

We’d like to announce that KCSOS-Foster & Homeless Ed. Program will be hosting a FREE STEAM summer camp for incoming 3rd-6th graders who are ACTIVE FOSTER YOUTH. SPACE IS LIMITED so please send this info out to your foster parents/ families ASAP. There are only 40 spots available. The camp will be 3 weeks: M-F, […]

This apprenticeship is for entrepreneurs and creatives that aim to lift their business idea or active business within the community. This is a 6 month commitment and participants are paid while they focus on growing their brand/idea. This opportunity is for folks 18 years old and up. If you have questions about this, please email Natasha […]

Every Friday in May, GBLA will host Advanced Health Care Clinics for individuals 60 years of age and older. The service is FREE. Call 661-334-4673 to register today!

Benefit Awareness for Homeless and Rural Veterans, their dependents & Caregivers. All Service Branches and the Community are welcome! See flyer attached for more information.

KCSOS Foster & Homeless Education Program is hosting the Cost of Poverty Experience (COPE) Simulation this coming Monday afternoon in Bakersfield. The training itself is full (there is an active waitlist), but we are still in need of a few more Resource Table volunteers for the training. The flyer for Monday’s training is attached for […]

GBLA is launching a virtual option for the upcoming Fair Housing Conference! If you are unable to attend in person or would like to change your in-person attendance to the virtual option, register at the following link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6555713166843551328 We are also still accepting registration for a vendor booth. Please get in touch with me for […]

Kern County Network for Children is hosting a webinar on DIVERSITY EQUITY & INCLUSION IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM. APRIL 20, 2023, 8:20am-9:45am.

NAACP is hosting the 2023 State of Black America Conference on April 29th. SAVE THE DATEState Of Black America Conference – Kern CountyDate: Saturday, April 29th 2023Time: 10am – 4pmLocation: Greater Harvest Church 5421 Aldrin Ct, Bakersfield, CA  The State Of Black America – Kern County is an event that allows African Americans leaders to analyze […]

Please see below that a virtual training is being offered on domestic violence & mandated reporting responsibilities. Kern County Network for Children Monthly Training Thursday, April 13, 2023 8:30 am – 10:30 am Virtual Training https://bit.ly/April13thDomesticViolence     Please join the Kern County Network for Children as we welcome Bonnie Holt, CPS Staff Development Trainer […]

Every five years, the Kern County Planning and Natural Resources Department completes a study: Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice.  As part of our research, we invite citizens to share their perspective on fair housing issues. The report is submitted to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development as part of Kern County’s ongoing funding […]

Free After-School Program Monday-Friday 2:00-5:00pm at the Friendship House Community Center MUST REGISTER.

“Opening Doors to Housing Opportunity” Friday, April 27, 2023 9:00 am- 2:30 pm

The Junior League of Bakersfield is co-hosting a literacy event with Kern Literacy Council for children & families on Saturday, March 11th. Children will be able to build their own story books with local author, Teresa Adamo. There will also be a resource fair for parents. The event is FREE (but you must register) & […]

In March 2022, CSH announced a multimillion-dollar, five-year lending and capacity-building initiative geared toward directing capital and financial equity to communities of color. We called it Redesigning Access by Centering Equity (RACE), an initiative that aims to expand lending to housing developers led by Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC). The RACE Initiative offers pre-development, acquisition, […]

The East Bakersfield Festival will be happening again this year, and will be bigger and better! This event is free and open to the public, if you would like to be a vendor please register here -Vendor Application Link: https://forms.gle/6AyoqxWKudiy3kbJ6. Attached is also a flyer with more information, don’t miss out on this fun well attended […]

This Guide is Focused on Providing Free Resources to Youth 18-24 Years Old; Several of these Resources Can Also Be Used by People of Many Ages.

Join the Built for Zero State of the Movement Call on Thursday, February 23 1:00-2:30 pm EST/ 10:00-11:30 a.m. PST. Register on the link provided below. Meeting Registration – Zoom

View this email in your browser   February 10, 2023   February is also Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month     News You Can Use     A Proclamation on National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, 2023 The White House  When we teach teens about healthy, nonviolent relationships, we support their development and […]

Flood Ministries & UFW are hosting an Immigration Clinic on 2.15.23 in Arvin. An English & Spanish flyer are attached here with more info.

Please find RFP attached. Any questions please contact Mary.Scott@bkrhc.org or Info@bkrhc.org.

Applications have opened for the Housing Authority’s Max Bacerra Scholarship. Individuals living in a Housing Authority managed property or have a Section 8 voucher and are attending college, are eligible to submit for the scholarship. Please see attached flyer for more info.

There will be a free expungement clinic held on 2/24 for individuals who need help getting a misdemeanor or felony expunged from their records. Please share with individuals who may benefit from this one-time legal clinic.

The new season of our award-winning Preventing Discrimination & Harassment training is now available and contains new content, videos, actors and images. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  Preventing Discrimination and Harassment Preview the course New season now available! The new season of Traliant’s award-winning Preventing Discrimination and Harassment training is now available! Updated with new content, actors, videos and […]

If you are interested in joining the team, please apply by using link below. https://pasassociates.applytojob.com/apply/TccFTJh3Eb/Healthcare-And-Homelessness-Administrator-For-Bakersfield-Kern-Regional-Homeless-Collaborative

January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month. The Open Door Network, Probation Dept., DHS and KCAHT are hosting a free screening of the film, Wake Up, at the Fox Theatre on Jan. 17th from 6-8:30pm. The flyer for the event is attached here if you are interested in attending. If you have additional questions RE: Human […]

Please find attached the PIT Count volunteer flyer, updated with the final deadline to sign up for PIT volunteers.  The final day to sign up to volunteer for PIT and select your PIT training date is Friday January 13 at 3:00 pm. We ask that everyone gives one last push for volunteers to sign up […]

Bakersfield’s City Hall Fellowship Job Program for Youth (ages 18-30) is taking applications until this Friday, Jan. 6th, 2023. The City Hall Fellowship Program is paid & is 6 months long. More info on the program for youth & the application packet is available here:  https://www.kernfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/CHF-Application-Packet-fillable.pdf

CoC University is a training curriculum for BKRHC Service Providers that teaches items all CoC case managers, service providers, etc. need to know. If you are interested, please read the attachment to see how to sign up staff and to see the training schedule.

Help address homelessness in our community and become a volunteer for the 2023 Point-in-Time Count. See below to learn how!

Join us for our 2nd Annual Homeless Persons Memorial Vigil honoring our homeless neighbors who have passed this year. December 21, 2022 10:00am at the Historic Union Cemetery.

You’re Invited to Christmas Eve Lunch | Santa+ Gift Giveaway December 24, 2022 11am 821 E. 21st Street The Mission at Kern County

Below is an upcoming One-hour informational session regarding new Federal Legislation, H.R. 8221: IDs for An Inclusive Democracy Act. Webinar from the National Conversation About Kat Calvin, Founder, Project ID & Spread the Vote, outlining and discussing the details of H.R. 8221, a federal legislative act for free IDs which she is at the forefront of moving through the U.S. […]

Below is the CSH Supportive Housing Summit 2023 and may benefit our community to participate to improve our homeless response system outcomes! They are also accepting session proposals and providing a virtual Open House to discuss possible topics, especially for diversity, equity & inclusion! View this email in your browser CSH Supportive Housing Summit 2023 […]

ILCKC will be selling General Tickets for the Condors’ game representing Non-Profits! Saturday November 19, 2022 at 7pm $20 per ticket Contact Stephany Cisneros 661-325-1063.

Join us for free food and resources December 4, 2022 12:00-2:00 in the United Way Parking Lot- corner of 18th and H Street.

We have exciting news… COPE is coming back! Some of you were unable to attend the COPE in October, so we will have another opportunity for everyone in April. As a reminder, the Cost of Poverty Experience (aka COPE) is a 2.5 interactive simulation where you are able to experience some of what it is […]

We are already seeing the sleeping bag drive off to a great start! Several amazingly filled boxes were brought into the Dream Center this week! Please keep the sleeping bag donations coming in! #onWednesdayswewearPURPLE #HomelessYouthAwarenessMonth

Everyone is WELCOME to our table for a Thanksgiving Feast! We are looking for “foster ovens” to cook 15x Turkeys for this event. If interested please contact Tina at LOTH 661.745.4536

Join us for some fun filled events at Laborers of the Harvest. There will be lots of fun for everyone in the family and plenty of FREE FOOD to take home to enjoy!

Please join us for our Annual Thanksgiving meal & Coat giveaway on Thanksgiving Day from 11 am – 1 pm at the Mission Inside our Chapel. We invite the community for this meal and our Christmas eve meal as well. Thanks Steve Peterson Director of Programs 661-487-9744 – cell 661-325-0863 Ext 227/228 speterson@themissionkc.org