Family Urgent Response System
(FURS): 833-939-3877
- CalHOPE Warm Line: 833-317-HOPE(4673)
- Suicide Hotline: 988
- LGBTQ Hotline: 888-843-4564
- 24-hour Substance Abuse Helpline: 800-968-2636
For Access to Behavioral Health Services or the Crisis Line
1-800-991-5272
Kern County Resource Directory
Kern County Support Group for Caregivers:
Bakersfield College Foster & Kinship Care Education would like to invite all caregivers of Kern County to attend “Caregiving Together”. This is a once a month virtual support group meeting for all Resource Parents in Kern County. This includes foster parents, relative caregivers and NREFM caregivers. This is an English only meeting now, but we will be offering a Spanish meeting soon. This meeting is intended for caregivers to have an opportunity to support one another and to exchange ideas with each other. We have a different topic each month that is open for discussion. Each caregiver will receive a one hour training certificate for attending this meeting.
Please feel free to join us in our meetings. Any questions please feel free to call Gayla Gibson @ 661-332-5129.
Kern County Foster Youth Services
Family Empowerment Center – Special Education Support
Wellness
Kern County Women, Infants & Children (WIC)
Behavioral Health & Recovery Services
Child Care
Community Connection for Child Care
Community Action Partnership of Kern – Head Start/Early Head Start
DISCOUNTS for homes with 1 or more Medi-Cal Subscribers:
- Amazon Prime
- Discount on Gas/Electricity (CARE/FERA Program)
- Discount on Internet (Affordable Connectivity Program)
Statewide
Free Tutoring Services For Foster Youth
California Provider Helpline (For Foster & Kinship Parents!):
1-833-99YOUTH (999-6884)
Advokids – Free Legal Advice Hotline
Alliance for Children’s Rights
Resources for Kinship Caregivers
