Ending Food Insecurity in Kern County
Kern County is one of the most fertile food-growing regions on the planet, a place that feeds this nation and the world, yet thousands of our neighbors go hungry because they don’t have access to food. Bakersfield has been identified as the metropolitan area with the highest food insecurity in the nation, meaning many don’t know where their next meal will come from.
Your donation will move the CAPK Food Bank closer to our goal of ensuring that children, families, and seniors of Kern County continue receiving nutritious foods. Please click the link above to make a donation to our local Food Bank.
For decades, the Community Action Partnership of Kern (CAPK) Food Bank has been the nerve center of Kern County’s efforts to push back against hunger. That food is distributed across Kern County through direct distributions and the assistance of more than 150 partner agencies and food pantries that rely on food from the CAPK Food Bank to feed their neighbors who are in crisis.
In 2020, CAPK experienced an incredible increase in the services we offer as the primary food bank in the County. The volume of food distributed reached 33 million pounds, which is a 61% increase from the year prior reaching over 600,000 residents. Food assistance has become so urgent now that our expansion project can no longer wait.
2023
The volume of food distributed
20 Million lbs
Reaching over
600,000 residents
Here’s a quick look at one of our food distributions events!
For partnership opportunities with the CAPK Food Bank click here or contact us at CAPKFoundation@capk.org
