At the halfway mark since "Home First! Kern's 10-Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness" was launched in May 2008, our community can boast:
An impressive 23% reduction in homelessness throughout Kern.
At the halfway mark since "Home First! Kern's 10-Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness" was launched in May 2008, our community can boast:
761 new permanent supportive housing beds for the homeless.
At the halfway mark since "Home First! Kern's 10-Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness" was launched in May 2008, our community can boast:
A renewed commitment to ending rural homelessness by implementing coordinated countywide outreach.
At the halfway mark since "Home First! Kern's 10-Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness" was launched in May 2008, our community can boast:
Increased benefits-based incomes for the homeless through SOAR and other effective linkage programs.
At the halfway mark since "Home First! Kern's 10-Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness" was launched in May 2008, our community can boast:
Decreased homelessness among persons exiting correctional institutions thanks to coordinated discharge planning and advocacy.
Our Mission:

To put an end to homelessness in Kern County through collaborative planning and action.

News & Announcements

06/19/13
AB109 Job Expo a Great Success! Within justthe first 45 minutes oftoday'sJobs 4 a Safer Community Expo, 100 non-violent, non-sexual, non-seriousex-offenders had already gotten a chance to talk to prospective employers, medical service providers, legal aid agencies, subtance abuse support groups andothers invested in helping them succeed at gaining employment, integrating back into society and keeping from becoming homeless or r... read more

06/19/13
Rural Outreach Committee Officially Kicks Off The first official meeting of the Kern County Homeless Collaborative's new Rural Outreach Committee was held yesterday (6/18/2013) in the Mojave Outreach Center of KCHC member agencyWomen's Center High Desert (WCHD), with windy weather auguring exciting changes that are quickly gathering momentum inKern's fight against rural homelessness. Indeed, both needs and results became immediately apparent... read more

06/12/13
HUD Creates Affordable Care Act E-Mail List Serve The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Developmenthas createdan e-mail list to disseminate important information related to the Affordable Care Act (ACA)thatcould be usefulto low- or extremely-low-income persons and families--including the homeless--andtheir service providers, and is encouraging those interested in receiving e-mail alerts to sign up. Called "OneCPD (for Community Plannin... read more

06/10/13
1,045 Kern Locals Get FEMA Rent/Utilities Help A little known fact about the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is that it helps individuals and families with pass-through emergency assistance dollars earmarked not asdisaster aid, but ratheras funds to help with personal financial emergencies to prevent evictions and homelessness. In the last few years, Kern County has received anywhere between half a million and a quarter ofamillion... read more

06/07/13
New Life: Job Expo for Ex-Offenders Ready to Work On June 19, Kern County Homeless Collaborative member New Life Recovery and Training Center will put to use some of the AB109 grant money it received from the Kern Community Corrections Partnership by sponsoring a job expo for non-violent, non-sexual, non-serious released offenders who are clean, sober and ready to go back to work and be linked to community resources. Called Jobs 4 a Safer Commun... read more

06/03/13
Home First! 10-Year Plan: 5-Year Progress Report Home First! Kern County's 10-Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness turnedfive last month (May 2013). Compiled by Kern County Homeless Collaborative (KCHC) Fiscal Sponsor United Way of Kern County, Home First! wasformally introduced to our local community by Bakersfield Mayor Harvey L. Hall in May 2008. At that time, the10-YearPlanlaid out a path toward ending chronic homelessness withthree mainob... read more


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Thank You KCHC Members!
We would like to thank all of our Members for your contiued support. The KCHC could not do the work we do without each of you.



Faces of Homelessness

Upcoming Events

SOAR Committee
Date: Jun 19, 2013 The SOAR (SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access and Recovery) Committee meets for an hour at Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance. For more information on this committee, please contact Neda Mashayekhi of GBLA at ...
Time: 10:00 AM
Jobs 4 a Safer Community Expo
Date: Jun 19, 2013 This event is hosted by the Kern County Black Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by Kern County Homeless Collaborative member New Life Recovery and Training Center, thanks to an AB109 grant receiv ...
Time: 9:00 AM

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