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CAPK Halts Emergency Food Distributions as CalFresh Funds are Restored

November 7, 2025 / By JaNell Gore
Tags: Bakersfield, CalFresh, CAPK, food distribution, Food insecurity, Health, Kern County, SNAP

After almost a week, Californians are starting to see their CalFresh Funds restored fully. According to a press release from Governor Gavin Newsom, the U.S.

National Guard to Assist CAPK Food Bank During Government Shutdown

October 28, 2025 / By JaNell Gore
Tags: central valley, Food insecurity, Government Shutdown, Kern County, National Guard

The government shutdown is now the second-longest in history, and as of November 1, residents who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will not receive them.

How food insecurity has been affecting Kern County

August 30, 2022 / By Erica Murillo, Vanessa Villalvazo and Victoria Rodgers
Tags: CAPK, Community Voices, Food insecurity

“Food insecurity is classified by Feeding America as someone who has not been able to decide when the next meal is coming for a certain period of time.