The Boys & Girls Clubs of Kern County serve as sites and sponsors for the USDA meal and snack programs, providing healthy meals, and snacks to children during out-of-school times, while also supporting educational and enrichment programs that keep children learning, engaged, and safe when school is not in session. 

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Through the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) and the Child and Adult Care Program (CACFP), the Boys & Girls Clubs of Kern County reported serving 722,787  meals and snacks for 2023 to youth at no cost.  This program provides a valuable resource to individuals with the greatest need, and for many children these maybe the only nutritious meals they enjoy on a normal day.

 

Both SFSP and CACFP provide valuable services to individuals and their families with the greatest of needs.  When members are served healthy meals and snacks, the Boys & Girls Club is not only helping to fulfill the hunger that many children face daily as well as engaging these children in education and enrichment activities. To inquire about either of these programs, please contact Chelsea Dow, Nutrition Coordinator.

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In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:

1. mail:
   U.S. Department of Agriculture
   Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
   1400 Independence Avenue, SW
   Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or

2. fax:
   (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or

3. email:
   program.intake@usda.gov

 

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

 

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