OCTOBER 21, 2020 NEWSLETTER
There's a lot to share for this week's "CAPK in Action" Newsletter.

Community Action Partnership of Kern's (CAPK) M Street Navigation Center clients are benefiting from a great community partnership. The CAPK website has a new look. We're giving people tools to handle the economic impacts from COVID-19 by helping them stay in their homes. And find out how CAPK is connecting Kern County with personal protective equipment during the pandemic.

CAPK's work is more important than ever as Kern County begins to reopen and we join forces with Kern County and a host of other non-profit and government partners to make sure our communities rebound from the financial challenges we face together.
Project HireUp Partnership
Giving Hope to the Homeless
Stefan Lambert is a resident of the M Street Navigation Center. But he's working hard to get the knowledge he needs to build a new life for himself through Project HireUp at Bakersfield College. This program provides job skills training for clients at M Street, the Bakersfield Homeless Shelter and the Mission at Kern County. This all-hands-on-deck effort includes a partnership with City Serve, Bakersfield College, Adventist Health, Kern County and CAPK. Last week the partnership celebrated the program's success this year with a virual kick off. Learn all about how this community effort is helping people and changing lives by clicking the button below.
CAPK Website
A new look for CAPK's online home
Last week CAPK and The Marcom Group launched a refreshed look for the agency's main website with a bold new color scheme and design on the main landing page, our "About" page and our "Programs" page. New designs help highlight the statewide impact of CAPK and our commitment to helping people, changing lives and building better communities. A new design for our public information page makes it easier for visitors to learn more about the CAPK Governing Board and agency activities. Look for the fresh designs to migrate throughout the CAPK site in the weeks ahead.
Distributing Safety
Partnership delivers PPE
CAPK is working with the County of Kern to distribute personal protective equipment to our clients and community collaborators across Kern County. The team at the CAPK warehouse is working hard to deliver thousands of masks to local school districts, faith communities, homeless service providers and other non-profits.
This critical service will help Kern County continue its quest to overcome COVID-19 and reopen for business. Click the button below to arrange to receive a delivery of masks today.
Housing Success
Keep families in their homes
Thousands of Kern County families and individuals face a financial crisis as businesses and jobs slowly reopen. The Housing and Rental Assistance program in partnership with the County of Kern and the Bakersfield-Kern Regional Homeless Collaborative is working to connect people with up to $5,000 in mortgage and rental assistance to prevent homelessness.
More than 2,000 people have reached out for assistance so far and CAPK staff are working hard to complete eligibility assessments and link renters and homeowners with the help they need to stay in their homes.