We hope you will take advantage of the below list of links representing a wide range of online resources on homelessness--and services for the homeless--at the local, state and national levels. Please let us know if there are other resources you believe would enhance this list.
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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
- HUD Main Site
- HUD Homelessness Data Exchange (HUDHDX)
- HUD Homelessness Resource Exchange (HUDHRE)
- HUD HRE Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
- HUD New (as of Dec. 2011) Definition of Homeless, and Eligibility for Supportive Housing Program, Shelter + Care, and Emergency Solutions Grant (A Quick-Reference Two-sheet)
- HUD New Homeless Definition Easy Reference One-Sheet (with link to Final Rule)
- HUD Supportive Housing Program Desk Guide
- Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
- Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Wikipedia Page
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CoC Conflict of Interest Policy - Latest Recommended by HUD
Other Websites/Online Resources
(KCHC Member Links in Bold Italics)
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2-1-1 Kern County
- Alcoholics Anonymous - AA Kern County Central Office
- Al-Anon & Alateen - For Kern Families and Friends of Alcoholics
- Alliance Against Family Violence and Sexual Assault
- Alpha House Safe Haven for Women and Children
- Ambassadors Emancipation Homes
- Bakersfield City School District - Student Services Deparment (including McKinney-Vento and Foster Youth services and information)
- Bakersfield Homeless Center
- Bakersfield Mayor Harvey L. Hall
- Bakersfield Pet Food Pantry
- California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs
- California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation - Community Partnerships
- California Employment Development Department
- California Landlord/Tenant Book
- California State University Bakersfield
- California Veterans Assistance Foundation
- Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Fresno
- City of Bakersfield Economic and Community Development Department
- City of Bakersfield Government (Mayor and City Councilmembers)
- City of Wasco Housing Authority
- Clinica Sierra Vista
- Community Action Partnership of Kern
- Corporation for Supportive Housing
- Covenant Community Services
- Disability.gov
- Flood Bakersfield Ministries
- GET Bus (Golden Empire Transit District)
- Grants.gov (a central storehouse of information on more than 1,000 grant programs)
- Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance
- Homelessness Resource Center (of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
- HealthyKern.org - A single source for vital data on Kern County
- Housing Authority of the County of Kern
- Housing California (Homelessness Issues)
- Independent Living Center of Kern County
- Kern Community College District
- Kern Community Foundation
- Kern County Board of Supervisors
- Kern County Consolidated Plan 2010-2015
- Kern County Department of Human Services
- Kern County Grant Development Network - kitchenc@kedc.com or sarabaron@kern.org
- Kern County Mental Health Department
- Kern County Methamphetamine Reduction Task Force (KernStopMethNow.org)
- Kern County Network for Children
- KCNC Kern County Report Card
- Kern County Network of Care
- Kern County Planning and Community Development Department
- Kern County Probation Department
- Kern County Public Health Services Department
- Kern County Public Health - Transitional Case Management Program (c/o Bakersfield Parole) - Christine.Velasquez@cdcr.ca.gov
- Kern County Superintendent of Schools
- Kern County Superintendent of Schools' Grant Development Program
- Kern High School District
- Kern Economic Development Corporation
- Institute for Children, Poverty and Homelessness
- Mary K. Shell Mental Health Center
- Narcotics Anonymous - Kern County Narcotics Anonymous
- National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH)
- NAEH Coordinated Assessment Tool Kit
- National Coalition for the Homeless
- National Coalition for Homeless Veterans
- National Health Care for the Homeless Council
- National Housing Institute
- National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty
- National Low Income Housing Coalition
- National Resource Center on Homelessness and Mental Illness
- New Life Recovery & Training Center
- Portfolio Properties
- SOAR (SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access and Recovery) General Information
- SOAR Online Application Tracking (SOAR OAT)
- SOAR Toolbox
- SOARWorks Facebook Page
- Stewards, Inc.
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- The 100,000 Homes Campaign (to permanently house America's most vulnerable homeless)
- The Mission at Kern County
- Turning Point of Central California
- U.S. Census Bureau
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH)
- U.S. Social Security Administration
- U.S. Social Security - BLUE BOOK - For Disability Evaluation
- U.S. Social Security Online - Service to the Homeless Page
- U.S. Social Security Online - SPANISH LANGUAGE WEBSITE
- United Way of Kern County
- Women's Center High Desert