The California Community Resource Guide offers a user-friendly online directory for locating state services, resources, and assistance.

KCAO is partnering with eleven Starbucks locations to offer Wings of Hope die-cuts.

March is National Nutrition Month, and for this month's news brief we are highlighting some of our team at the Nutrition Education and Hunger Prevention Department!

Over the past 60 years, the impact of Kings Community Action Organization (KCAO) on the communities of Kings County has been immense and life-changing.

Juan Torres, Special Projects Administrator, provides an update on the Food Bank Service Center which will serve as a homeless shelter and food bank in Kings County.

Tune in to listen to your host, Marilyn, discuss with Community Development Manager, Savino Perico, on how KCAO is leading the way in Kings County through partnerships and collaborations. 

This month, KCAO hosted two events with vaccine clinics.

On September 6, KCAO held a Health Clinic for its Head Start families. Families received vision and hearing screenings, dental screenings, and flu and COVID-19 vaccines during this event.

This week’s News Brief will be the last one for the year. KCAO is in the process of creating a new vision for News Briefs.

On August 20, 2024, KCAO showcased a "KCAO Economic Opportunity Act of 1964" exhibit for employees only at the KCAO main office to show how we supported our community for 59 years.

Kasey is an AI powered chatbot that enables staff, clients, community partners, and donors to discover KCAO programs.

On August 6, the KCAO Kettleman City Resource Center hosted its annual Back to School Event. Participants received backpacks, school supplies, free haircuts, a shoe giveaway, a COVID-19 and Flu Vaccine Clinic, and more during the event.

The Office of Community Partnerships and Strategic Communications is holding a Virtual Workshop on Facebook to help Spanish speakers understand Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITIN).

On June 18th, KCAO received a generous funding opportunity of $612,426 from the County Board of Supervisors to support the KCAO Food Bank Service Center (FBSC) project.

KCAO will be closed on June 19, Honoring the commorancy of Juneteenth. We will resume our regular operations on June 20.

KCAO recently had the privilege of recognizing an amazing group of volunteers and partners with a wonderful appreciation lunch.

At the Hanford Planning Commission meeting Tuesday night, Kings Community Action Organization (KCAO) received approval for their expansion project at the Clay Center.

Hundreds of cars lined up around West Hills College Lemoore starting at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday for a free Thanksgiving food distribution sponsored by groups including Best Buy Market, KCAO, CalViva Health, and the Central California Foodbank.

More than 50 people turned out for the food distribution pickup at the First Methodist Church in Hanford on Tuesday morning. Included for each customer were boxes of salad, fresh corn, canned tuna, selected fruits, and bottled water.

The Kings County office of Education has opened a new school in Hanford specifically built for the needs of preschool children.

Besides making up for spaces lacking in the Kings County area, the school is ideal for parents who might not have the money to pay for a private preschool, according to Kings County Superintendent of Schools Todd Barlow.

West Hills College Lemoore hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for their on-campus Golden Eagle Food Pantry Wednesday.

The pantry is a collaborative project supported by Kings Community Action Organization, CalViva Health, and West Hills College Lemoore and provides groceries at no cost to WHCL students.