Ambulances

For emergencies, call 911.

Care Ambulance Service
11345 Kernville Road, Kernville, 760-376-2271

Delano Ambulance Service
403 Main St., Delano, 725-3374

Hall Ambulance Service
2001 O St., Bakersfield, 327-4111

Also serves Arvin, Bear Valley, Boron, California City, Frazier Park, Lamont, Mojave, Pine Mountain Club, Rosamond, Shafter, Taft and Tehachapi. Outlying areas can call 800-924-4882.

Kern Ambulance
2324 Seventh St., Wasco, 758-3200

Liberty Ambulance
1325 W. Ridgecrest Blvd., Ridgecrest, 760-375-6565

Mercy Southwest Hospital

Mercy Hospital of Bakersfield Southwest Campus
400 Old River Road, 663-6000, www.mercybakersfield.org.

A 67-bed, acute care hospital is home to the Family Birth Center, featuring the Labor Delivery Recovery Postpartum Unit (LDRP) and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Also includes medical, surgical units, lab and imaging services, a level II emergency department and an ICU. The Breast Center offers mammography services featuring Mammopad and other breast care services. A state-of-the-art minimally invasive surgical suite is one of six surgical suites at this location. Mercy Medi Center, an urgent care center, is also located at this site.

Mercy Hospital

Mercy Hospital of Bakersfield Truxtun Campus
2215 Truxtun Ave., 632-5000, www.mercybakersfield.org.

A 142-bed acute care hospital with 20 overflow beds. Includes a Level II Base-Station emergency department, comprehensive surgical, medical, telemetry and intensive care units. It also is home to six surgical suites, skilled nursing, post anesthesia care unit, ambulatory and prep units, outpatient surgery, outpatient GI laboratory, and lab and imaging services. This campus is also home to the Florence R. Wheeler Cancer Center, Bakersfield’s only hospital based cancer treatment center.

Bakersfield Memorial Hospital

Bakersfield Memorial Hospital:
420 34th St., 327-4647, www.bakersfieldmemorial.org.

A 307-bed, tertiary acute care hospital offering a full range of services including cardiac, vascular, neurological/neurosurgical, orthopedic and general surgery, cardiology, obstetrics, pediatrics, skilled nursing, 24-hour emergency care and outpatient surgery. Operated as part of Catholic Healthcare West, www.chwhealth.org.

Employment Organizations

Career Services Center

Job center umbrella includes several agencies that provides free job help and placement. Job seekers can start at CSC to connect with other agencies including: Employer’s Training Resource, California Employment Development Department, Arbor, Bakersfield Adult School, Bakersfield College, Cerro Coso Community College, Community Connection for Child Care, Department of Rehabilitation, Kern County Department of Mental Health, Kern High School District, Mexican American Opportunity Foundation and Proteus Inc.

Main CSC One-Stop office: 1600 E. Belle Terrace, 325-4473, fax 635-2768, www.careerservicescenter.com

Employer’s Training Resource and Back to Work Center: 2001 28th St., Bakersfield, 324-9675, 336-6774, www.etronline.com. No-fee employment training services for job seekers, no-fee placement services for business and specialized services for dislocated workers.

JobSource Resource Center: 1300 18th St., 868-6575, fax 868-6506
EDD Unemployment Insurance Office: 800-300-5616, www.edd.ca.gov

Other Career Services Center locations around the county include:
• Delano: 1816 Cecil Ave., 721-5800
• Lake Isabella: 6401 Lake Isabella Blvd., 760-379-2074
• Lamont: 10215 Stobaugh St., 633-5650
• Mojave: 2300 Highway 58, 824-7800
• Ridgecrest: 1400 N. Norma St., Suite 105, 760-446-2595
• Taft: 119 N. 10th St., 763-5491
• Shafter: 113 N. Central Valley Highway, 746-8400

Kern County Department of Human Services: 100 E. California Ave., 631-6000, www.co.kern.ca.us/dhs. Jobs First Center is inside and part of the human services department: 633-7055. Assists the public looking for employment, creating resumes, making copies and using the Internet in their job search. Provides literature on how and where to obtain certificates for typing and 10 key.

Goodwill Industries of South Central California: Administrative Office/Warehouse, 4901 Stine Road, 837-0595, fax 837-0801. Referral-based. Provides training for vocational skills, retail, forklift certification, janitorial skills, office work. After training, helps attendees acquire jobs.

USAJOBS: Job employment information, www.usajobs.opm.gov

Business Organizations

Chambers of commerce

Antelope Valley: 554 W. Lancaster Blvd., Lancaster, 93534, 948-4518, www.avchambers.com

Arvin: 14258 Sunset Blvd, P.O. Box 192, Arvin, 93203, 854-2265, www.arvinchamberofcommerce.com

Boron: 26962 Twenty Mule Team Road, Boron, 93516, 760-762-5810, www.20muleteammuseum.org

Buttonwillow: 104 W. Second St., P.O. Box 251, Buttonwillow, 93206, 764-5406, www.buttonwillowchamber.com

Greater Bakersfield: 1725 Eye St., P.O. Box 1947, Bakersfield, 93303, 327-4421, www.bakersfieldchamber.org

California City: 8001 California City Blvd., Box 2008, California City, 93504, 760-373-8676

Delano: 931 High St., Delano, 93215, 725-2518, www.chamberofdelano.com

Greater Tehachapi: 209 E. Tehachapi Blvd., P.O. Box 401, Tehachapi, 93581, 822-4180, www.tehachapi.com/chamber

Kern County Black Chamber: 1222 California Ave., P.O. Box 41376, Bakersfield, 93384, 326-1529, www.kcbcc.net

Kern County Hispanic Chamber: 3232 Rio Mirada Drive, Suite B, Bakersfield, 93308, 633-5495, www.kchcc.org

Kernville: P.O. Box 397, Kernville, 93238, 760-376-2629, www.kernvillechamber.org

Kern River Valley: P.O. Box 567, Lake Isabella, 93240, 760-379-5236, 866-578-4386, www.kernrivervalley.com

Mountain communities: P.O. Box 552, Frazier Park, 93225, 245-1212, www.frazierparkinfo.com

North of the River: P.O. Box 5551, Bakersfield, 93388, 871-4555

Taft District: 400 Kern St., Taft, 93263, 765-2165, www.taftchamber.com

Wasco: P.O. Box 783, Wasco, 93280, 758-2746

Other business groups

BNI (Business Network International): Five groups meet weekly in Bakersfield with the main purpose of networking their businesses. Meeting locations and times vary. Call Randy Borden, the area’s BNI executive director, at 805-461-1892 or assistant director Alonna Mereno at 303-5388. www.bni.com

Downtown Business and Property Owners Association: 2000 K St., Suite 120, Bakersfield, 93301, 325-5892, www.bakersfielddba.net

Executives’ Association of Kern County Inc.: 1001 Mohawk, Suite 16, Bakersfield, 93309, 634-0641, www.eakc.com. Business support and networking group.

Greater Bakersfield Convention and Visitors Bureau: 515 Truxtun Ave., Bakersfield, 93301, 325-5051, www.bakersfieldcvb.us

Kern Economic Development Corp.: 2700 M St., Suite 200, Bakersfield, 93301, 862-5150, www.kedc.com

Kern County Bar Association: 1675 Chester Ave., Suite 220, Bakersfield, 93301, 334-4700, www.kernbar.org

Pro 31 Network: www.pro31network.com. Meets monthly for lunch for members to network their businesses and offer spiritual encouragement. Any woman is welcome regardless of religion.

Ridgecrest Area Convention and Visitors Bureau/Ridgecrest Film Commission: 139 Balsam St., Ridgecrest, 93555, 800-847-4830, 760-375-8202, www.visitdeserts.com, www.filmdeserts.com

Small Business Administration: Fresno district office, 2719 N. Air Fresno Drive, Suite 200, Fresno 93727, 559-487-5791, www.sba.gov

Weill Institute Small Business Development Center of Bakersfield College: 2100 Chester Ave., first floor, Bakersfield, 395-4126, www.weill-sbdc.com. Center provides free advice to people who own or are interested in starting a small business, as well as business workshops and courses.

U.S. Department of Commerce: Located within the Small Business Development Center, 2100 Chester Ave. Suite 166, 637-0136.

Military Bases

Edwards Air Force Base

Edwards Air Force Base, possibly more famous than Kern County, or even Bakersfield, is much more than an air base. It boasts a bowling alley, fast-food restaurants, ice cream shops and several dining, recreation and entertainment amenities.

Edwards might be ideal for military personnel who want their families to live with them, but housing on the base is undergoing a continuous improvement plan with demolition and construction expected to continue into 2009. Consequently, wait lists might be longer than normal.

Some military personnel and all but one civilian employee at Edwards live off-base. They can choose from several surrounding communities, including Rosamond, Lancaster, Palmdale, California City and Tehachapi.

The base is 470 square miles and employs around 12,800 people. The on-base population of 2,038 accounts for about 60 percent of the military personnel.

The land the base occupies was once populated by pioneer homesteaders. In 1933, the area was used as a bombing range and later as a bomber training base during World War II, according to the Edwards Web site.

In December 1949, the base was named for Capt. Glen W. Edwards, who was killed a year earlier in a crash of the Northrop YB-49.

Edwards Air Force Base has since been used to develop flight technology and has been the birthplace of more innovations in flight than any other place on Earth, according to the Web site. Edwards is the second largest Air Force base in the United States.

Law enforcement: On-base security, 95th Security Forces Squadron, 277-3340.

Fire protection: Edwards AFB fire department, multiple stations: 277-3340.

Attractions

• Air show: Will resume in 2009 depending on runway construction.

• Tours: Group tours of 15 or more are available from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. Groups should register at least one month in advance. Tours include the Air Force Flight Test Center Museum and NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center. General public tours are also available on the first and third Friday of each month. To register for either tour, call Public Affairs at 277-3510 or schedule one online by selecting “Request a Tour” at http://www.edwards.af. mil/main/contactus.asp.

• Flight Test Center Museum: 405 S. Rosamond Blvd., 277-8050. Features exhibits, displays and videos depicting the history of Edwards, including aircraft displays and aviation paraphernalia. Registration required.

• Space shuttle landings: Edwards continues to be an alternate emergency landing site for space shuttle flights. There is seldom a chance for public viewing as the decision to land at Edwards is usually made 90 minutes before the estimated landing time.

China Lake

In 1943, Dr. Charles C. Lauritsen of the California Institute of Technology and Navy Cmdr. Jack Renard spotted a small landing strip near what is now Inyokern.

The institute was developing rocket technology for the Navy, which also needed a new testing ground for weapons development. The airstrip, in the middle of the vast Mojave Desert, was ideal for testing rockets and other weapons.

On Nov. 8, 1943, the Naval Ordnance Test Station at China Lake was established.
What started as a dusty landing strip has since grown to encompass the 1.1 million acres that now make up the base at China Lake.

Since those early days, the base has undergone several name changes and chain-of-command realignment. In 1967, it was renamed the Naval Weapons Center China Lake.

In 1992, it became the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, falling under the umbrella of the weapons division of the Naval Air Systems Command. In 2003, the base broke away and fell in line under the Navy Region Southwest.
The base in northeastern Kern County employs more than 4,400 civilian employees and about 700 military personnel.

Some 1,500 contractors also work at the base, which is adjacent to the city of Ridgecrest.

In March 2008, the Navy approved relocating an additional 1,000 armament experts from California, Indiana, Maryland and Virginia to China Lake by Sept. 15, 2011.

For more than six decades, China Lake projects have included work on the Sidewinder air-to-air missile, the Shrike anti-radiation missile, the Tomahawk cruise missile and the Joint Direct Attack Munitions weapon or “smart bomb.”

The Digital Precision Strike Suite provides strike aircraft with ground coordinates, and the Tactical Dissemination Module links command centers with strike aircraft.
Some scientific breakthroughs at China Lake have been incorporated into everyday life. The electro-mechanical shuttered video camera provides non-smear stop-action images of weapons tests. This technology was subsequently used in stop-action sports broadcasting.

The technology that makes glow sticks, a popular safety light each Halloween, was developed at China Lake to help rescuers locate downed pilots at night.

The research and development at the base is wide-ranging, from basic research in physics and chemistry to applied projects in energetic materials, embedded computers, specialized semiconductor materials and lasers and optics.

The base museum, on Blandy Avenue, presents the history of weapons developed at China Lake. The visitor center is at Highway 178 and China Lake Blvd.

For more information, call the visitor center at 760-939-3160, the public affairs office at 760-939-1683, or visit www.nawcwd.navy.mil.

Hospitals in Bakersfield and Kern County

Here is your guide to hospitals in Bakersfield and the greater Kern County area:

Bakersfield

Bakersfield Heart Hospital: 3001 Sillect Ave., 316-6000, www.bakersfieldhearthospital.com.

Bakersfield Memorial Hospital: 420 34th St., 327-4647, www.bakersfieldmemorial.org.

Florence R. Wheeler Cancer Center: 2215 Truxtun Ave., 632-5700.

Good Samaritan Hospital: 901 Olive Drive, 215-7500.

HealthSouth Bakersfield Rehabilitation Hospital: 5001 Commerce Drive, 323-5500, www.healthsouthbakersfield.com.

Kern Medical Center: 1830 Flower St., 326-2000, www.kernmedicalcenter.com.

Satellite clinic: Sagebrush Medical Plaza, 1111 Columbus St., 326-6500.

Mercy Hospital of Bakersfield Truxtun Campus: 2215 Truxtun Ave., 632-5000, www.mercybakersfield.org.

Mercy Hospital of Bakersfield Southwest Campus: 400 Old River Road, 663-6000, www.mercybakersfield.org.

San Joaquin Community Hospital: 2615 Chester Ave., 395-3000, www.sjch.us.

Outlying areas

Delano Regional Medical Center: 1401 Garces Highway, Delano, 725-4800, www.drmc.com.

Kern Valley Healthcare District: 6412 Laurel Ave., Mountain Mesa, 760-379-2681, www.kvhd.org.

Ridgecrest Regional Hospital: 1081 N. China Lake Blvd., Ridgecrest, 760-446-3551, www.rrh.org.

Tehachapi Hospital: 115 West E St., Tehachapi, 822-3241, www.tvhd.org.

Health & Wellness Organizations

Health & Wellness organizations

Alzheimer’s Disease Association of Kern County:
5500 Olive Drive, Building 1, Bakersfield, 393-8871, www.adakc.org. Memory care, adult day care, crisis counseling, support groups, early-stage Alzheimer’s support program, support for caregivers, community education, resource library. Offers day care or respite care in Bakersfield, Taft, Wasco and Frazier Park.

American Cancer Society:
1523 California Ave., Bakersfield, 327-2424, www.cancer.org. Advocacy, patient services, fundraisers to support cancer research for a cure, support groups, education.

American Heart Association:
404 Truxtun Ave., Bakersfield, 327-1173, www.americanheart.org. Education on heart disease and stroke, fundraisers.

American Lung Association of California: |
4660 American Ave., Suite 100, Bakersfield, 847-4700, www.kernlung.org. Provides research and programs in lung cancer, asthma and C.O.P.D. which includes emphysema, chronic bronchitis, air quality and tobacco.

American Red Cross:
5035 Gilmore Ave., Bakersfield, 324-6427, www.kernredcross.org. Offers classes in first aid and CPR, relief to victims of disasters, emergency prevention and preparation.

Arthritis Association of Kern County Adaptive Aquatics Center:
1800 Westwind Drive, Building 500, Bakersfield, 322-9411, www.geocities.com/aaaac1. Warm-water exercise classes, swim classes, massage therapy, yoga, tai chi classes.

Bakersfield’s AIDS Project:
910 Grace St., Bakersfield, 325-1227. Helps provide people living with HIV and their families with food, clothing, hygiene products, affordable housing, support groups, bus assistance and other needs. Sponsors education, outreach and opportunity for community service hours. Operates Ricky’s Retreat and Marshall Manor, homes for people living with HIV. Audrey Chavez, project head, audrey1bap@yahoo.com, 742-3611.

Bakersfield Pregnancy Center:
1801 21st St., Suite 1, Bakersfield, 326-1907, www.wehelpyou.org, www.bpcpartners.org. Free services such as pregnancy tests, ultrasound, maternity and baby clothing, counseling, abstinence education, support groups for pregnancy loss.

Clinica Sierra Vista:
A network of comprehensive primary care medical, dental and behavioral health clinics. The nonprofit also provides case management, prevention, health education and social service programs. Corporate office: 1430 Truxtun Ave., Suite 400, Bakersfield, 635-3050, www.clinicasierravista.org.

Epilepsy Society of Kern County:
5117 Office Park Drive, Bakersfield, 634-9810, www.epilepsysocietykc.org. Information, counseling referrals and support for people with epilepsy and their caregivers. Epilepsy management school, car seat giveaways through Safe Hugs Child Passenger Safety Seat Program.

HIV MPowerment Program:
336-0836, www.capk.org. Community Action Partnership of Kern provides education and preventative services to high risk men and women.

Hoffmann Hospice:
8501 Brimhall Rd., Building 100, Bakersfield, 716-1600, www.hoffmannhospice.org. Nonprofit hospice provides care for Kern’s terminally ill and their families. Raises funds for patients lacking insurance or ability to pay. Offers grief support groups.

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation:
2201 19th St., Bakersfield, 636-1305, www.jdrf-bakersfield.org. Raises money for diabetes research and provides educational materials. Offers a support group, day and family camp in the fall, Walk for a Cure in November and more.

Kern Autism Network, a chapter of the Autism Society of America:
588-4235, 342-6566, www.kernautism.org. Provides information about autism, support group referrals, and workshops; hosts annual conference in February.

Kern County Dental Society:
1701 Westwind Drive, Suite 109, Bakersfield, 327-2666, www.kerncountyds.org. Nonprofit organization of dentists, a component of the California and American dental associations. Referral to member dentists and 24-hour emergency dental referral service.

Kern County Immunization Coalition:
868-0334. Community partnership meets every other month, open to health professionals and the community. Promotes reduction of preventable diseases.

Links For Life:
1706 Chester Ave., Suite 200, Bakersfield, 322-5601, www.linksforlife.org. Breast cancer awareness through education, free mammograms, wigs and scholarships for nursing students and support groups.

Muscular Dystrophy Association Central Valley Chapter:
1943 N. Gateway Blvd., Suite 101, Fresno, 93727, 559-453-9822, www.mda.org. Support groups for caregivers, family and patients with neuromuscular disease.

National Alliance on Mental Illness:
P.O. Box 9144, Bakersfield, 93305, 868-5061, 800-950-6264, www.namicalifornia.org. Support, education and advocacy for people suffering from mental illness and their families. Support groups in Bakersfield, Tehachapi, Taft and Ridgecrest. Twelve-week family-to-family education programs in spring and fall, bilingual.

National Health Services:
Operates 12 clinics throughout Kern County, providing general medicine, chiropractic, OB/GYN, pediatrics, dental, optometry, behavioral health, telemedicine, family planning, AIDS/ HIV tests, medical and dental consultations and evaluations. Corporate office: 659 S. Central Valley Highway, Shafter, 459-1900, www.nhsinc.org.

National Multiple Sclerosis Society:
1800 30th St., Suite 105, Bakersfield, 321-9512, www.nationalmssociety.org/cal. Programs and services for people with MS, referrals to neurologists, speaker forums, support groups, counseling. Raises money for research with the MS Walk each spring.

OneLegacy:
1100 Mohawk St., Suite 150, Bakersfield, 635-0434, 800-786-4077, www.onelegacy.org. Part of a nationwide network of nonprofit, federally designated organizations dedicated to saving lives through organ and tissue donation. Serves families facing the loss of a loved one, collaborates with hospitals and transplant centers and inspires the public to sign up with Donate Life California Organ & Tissue Registry, www.donateLIFEcalifornia.org.

Optimal Health Services:
1315 Boughton Drive, 410-4000, www.optimalhs.com. Physician-ordered home health care through Optimal Home Health, day care services through Caring Corner, pediatric day care for medically fragile children from birth to age 21, hospice services through Optimal Hospice Care.

Optimal Hospice Foundation:
1315 Boughton Dr., Bakersfield, 716-8000. Nonprofit ensuring access to quality hospice care regardless of ability to pay. Provides camp for children 8 to 18 who have lost an immediate family member.

Planned Parenthood:
2535 16th St. #100, Bakersfield, 634-1000, www.plannedparenthood.org. Provides reproductive health care to Kern County residents, including uninsured or underinsured people. Provides birth control, gynecology, pregnancy testing, HIV testing and prevention education, STD testing and treatment for men and women, Teen Success teen pregnancy prevention program and sex education programs.

Post Polio Syndrome Support of Bakersfield:
Call Mary Correia at 832-9220 for information to help polio survivors.

Full Circle Support Respite and Family Advocacy Program:
1712 19th St., Bakersfield, 861-6040. Offers respite care for people with cerebral palsy and other disabilities, offers information and referrals to programs.

Women, Infants and Children (WIC):
327-3074, 866-327-3074. Community Action Partnership of Kern provides temporary nutritional assistance and counseling for women, infants and children who are nutritionally at risk.

Delano Association for the Developmentally Disabled (DADD)

Delano Association for the Developmentally Disabled
612 Main St., Delano, 721-3220

Provides physical therapy, employment services, recreational activities, personal development classes, automobile and housing support.

Kern County Services

Kern County services
www.co.kern.ca.us/services.asp

Assessor-Recorder
Assessor’s office: 1115 Truxtun Ave., second floor, Bakersfield, CA 93301, 868-3485, assessor@co.kern.ca.us.

Recorder’s office: 1655 Chester Ave., 868-6400. response@co.kern.ca.us.

Establishes the value of taxable, assessable property and provides information to the public on property, taxes and ownership. The Assessment Roll lists all property and property owners in the county.

Clerk of the Board: 1115 Truxtun Ave., fifth floor, 868-3601, clerkofboard@co.kern.ca.us.

Prepares the weekly agenda and minutes for the Board of Supervisors, records official actions and maintains county documents dating back to the 1800s.

County Counsel: 1115 Truxtun Ave., fourth floor, 868-3800.

The civil attorney for the county of Kern serves as the legal adviser to the Board of Supervisors, elected and appointed county and court officers and employees.

Auditor-Controller-County Clerk: 1115 Truxtun Ave., second floor, auditor-controller 868-3599, county clerk 868-3588, elections 868-3590.

Responsible for general accounting for the county and special districts overseen by the Board of Supervisors, running county elections and handling marriage licenses and similar recorded documents.

Department of Human Services: 100 E. California Ave., 631-6000; 24-hour child abuse/neglect hotline, 631-6011.

Provides welfare services, including food stamps and Medi-Cal health services. Child Protective Services investigates abuse and neglect of children and helps oversee foster care.

Aging and Adult Services Department: 5357 Truxtun Ave., 868-1000 or 1-800-510-2020, aginginfo@co.kern.ca.us.

Offers senior-related information and referrals, elder-abuse prevention, legal services and case management.

Parks and Recreation Department: 1110 Golden State Ave., 868-7000. For emergencies after 5 p.m., call the Kern County Sheriff’s dispatch line 861-3110.

Manages 39 neighborhood parks, seven regional parks and 27 community, senior, veterans and recreation buildings. Administers three county-owned golf courses and provides patrols and boating permits for Isabella Lake, Lake Ming and Buena Vista Aquatic Recreational Area.

Personnel Department: 1115 Truxtun Ave., first floor, 868-3480, 24-hour job hotline: 868-3481.

Resource Management Agency: 2700 M St., Suite 350, 862-8800, rma@co.kern.ca.us.

Umbrella organization oversees:

• Planning Department, 862-8600, planning@co.kern.ca.us.

• Roads Department, 862-8850, roads@co.kern.ca.us.

• Engineering and Survey Services Department, 862-5100, ess@co.kern.ca.us.

• Environmental Health Services Department, 862-8700, eh@co.kern.ca.us.

Treasurer-Tax Collector: 1115 Truxtun Ave., second floor, 868-3490, www.kcttc.co.kern.ca.us. Collects property taxes.

Mastering Abilities Riding Equines (M.A.R.E.)

M.A.R.E. (Mastering Abilities Riding Equines)
18200 Johnson Road, 589-1877

www.mareridingcenter.com

M.A.R.E. is a therapeutic riding center that provides equine assisted programs to children and adults with physical, cognitive or emotional challenges.

Serving Kern County with programs that include sport riding, equestrian vaulting, hippotherapy (services provided by a licensed health professional), carriage driving, and Summer Teen Equestrian Enrichment Program (STEEP). These programs assist in the enhancement of self-esteem and confidence, normalized balance and muscle tone in addition to improvement of cognitive and problem solving skills.

M.A.R.E. is a premier accredited center with the North American Riding for the Handicapped Association, (NARHA). Its rustic atmosphere is enjoyed by many service groups and corporations for work days and team building service projects.

Call for an application and evaluation or to learn more about becoming a volunteer.

Stockdale Learning Center

Stockdale Learning Center
1701 Westwind Drive, Suite 104, Bakersfield, 326-8084, www.stockdalelearningcenter.net.

State-certified Educational Therapy clinic, learning disability specialist, testing for dyslexia and ADD, legal advocacy and IEP training for parents.

Bakersfield Pregnancy Center

Bakersfield Pregnancy Center
1801 21st St., Suite 1, Bakersfield, 326-1907
www.wehelpyou.org, www.bpcpartners.org

Services such as:

Free Pregnancy Tests
Sensitive and Confidential Crisis Counseling, in Person or On-Line
Counseling for Sexuality and Relationship Issues
Maternity and Baby Clothes
Baby Furniture
Pregnancy Loss Grief Counseling
Post-Abortion Counseling
Abortion Education and Alternatives
Literature and Videos
Housing Referrals
Education on Pregnancy & Fetal Development
Assistance in Finding Affordable Medical Care
Referrals for Childbirth and Parenting Classes
Referrals for Social Services, Professional Counseling
Other Crisis Pregnancy Centers and Referral Agencies
24-Hour Phone Line: Call us at (661) 326-1907
Abstinence Education
Youth Presentations

Appointments are preferred, but walk-ins are accepted on a space-available basis.

Bakersfield Office
1801 21st St., Suite 1
Bakersfield, CA 93301
(661) 326-1907

McFarland Office
117 Fifth Street
McFarland, CA 93250, CA 92612
(661) 792-3200

HIV MPowerment Program

HIV MPowerment Program
336-0836, www.capk.org.

Community Action Partnership of Kern provides education and preventative services to high risk men and women.

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