OTHER LOCAL, REGIONAL, STATE AND FEDERAL SERVICES
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Kern County General Assistance
Kern County Department of Human Services
Kern Housing Authority Rental Assistance
Dial a Ride Tehachapi 800-323-2396 Option #3
Medical Appointment in Bakersfield for Tehachapi Residents 800-323-2396 Option #1
(Only in Bakersfield, must either ride Kern Transit to Bakersfield or be in Bakersfield to call)
Community Action Partnership of Kern (CAPK)
Head Start, Health and Nutrition, Dial 211, Energy Program Utility Assistance, Youth and Family Services
CA Department of Social Services
Including cash assistance, food & nutrition, and other services including child, adult, foster care, adoption, refugee and immigrant, housing and other
Homeless Rural Program Dial 211
Bakersfield Homeless Center Dial 661-322-9199
Food Stamps Kern County Dial 661-631-6000
California Mortgage Relief Program
Tenant Power Toolkit (Eviction Help)
Supplemental Security Income/State Supplemental Payment
Social Security Office Bakersfield
Federal Affordable Internet Connection Program
Charitable Agencies in Tehachapi
General Help Line for Kern County 211
St. Vincent de Paul (at St. Malachy Church)
Food and utility help. Office Wednesday and Friday 9:45-11:45. Food pantry Wednesday and Friday 9:45-11:45. Phone 661-822-1920
Salvation Army
M-F 9-11 Food and utility help. Phone 661-823-9508
Sharing and Caring Thrift Store
9:30-3 M-Sat. fill out form for food and utilities. Bring ID. Phone 661-822-3001
Country Oaks Baptist Church
20915 Shout Road. Utility and rent help. Phone 661-822-1379
HELP & HOPE
9-2 M-Sat- fill out form at store for food help & bills 822-7805
Tehachapi Humanitarian Relief Group
An on-line help group- Go to https://tehachapihumanitarianrelief.org and follow the directions. Food and household goods.
Senior Citizen Center
Takeout lunches are provided M-F from 11-11:30. You must order them at least 24 hrs ahead by calling 661 256-0557.
Meals on Wheels
Call for their help at 661-256-0557.
LIHEAP (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program)
M-F 8-4:50 help with utility bills also with furnace repair and weatherization of homes. Call 866-625-6623
Vineyard in Tehachapi
Monday night dinner 2nd and last Monday of the month at 502 E Pinon St. from 5-6 pm- at 502 East Pinon Street
Cancer Foundation in Tehachapi
Will help with Gas, tires, etc for Cancer patients. Call Jim Wallace at 661-343-0833 (Jim’s cell)
Mental Health and Other Crisis Contacts
Mental Health Crisis Hotline Dial 988.
Kern Behavior Health and Recovery Services
Suicide Prevention Hotline 800-273-8255, Crisis Hotline 800-991-5272, Substance Use Division Access Line 866-266-4898
The Open Door Network
Toll free 800-273-7713, LGBTQ Hotline 661-322-2869, 24-Hour Crisis Hotline 661-327-1091
National Domestic Violence Hotline 800-799-7233, TDD 800-787-3224
Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN) 800-656-4673
Cornerstone Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, 410 West J St. Suite A, 661-750-0438