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This program targets low-income seniors in Kern County as recipients of food. It is run in partnership with the site and is staffed by volunteers many of whom are senior citizens themselves.

Food is delivered to the site twice each month for distribution to registered seniors. “Sacks” include at least ten items including fresh fruits and vegetables, bread, snack items, and staples. This program is to be both food relief and encouragement of social interaction for seniors. Each site is run by volunteers who help unload the Gleaners delivery truck, bag the individual food orders for the recipients, greet the seniors and distribute the food. The site is to provide refreshments and a chance for socializing. This program is about more than handing out bags of food. Therefore, it is not available to home-bound seniors. Contact the County of Kern Department of Aging and Adult Services for resources for the home-bound.

There are currently 24 sites throughout Kern County. See below for details. Each site receives food twice per month. Most sites schedule their distribution times for as soon as possible after the Gleaners delivery time allowing time the preparation of the individual orders. Participants drop in knowing that there will be food ready for them, because they have preregistered.

There is a one-time $2.00 registration fee. Contact the site coordinator directly at the location of your choice to pre-register. Participants may register at one site only.

Participating sites:

Cain Memorial A.M.E.
Rev. Tim Coston
630 California Ave.
Bakersfield, CA 93304
661-325-9224
2ND & 4TH THURSDAY 9:00am
Karyn Bostick & Alma Gaines
661-836-1252 or 661-663-0321

Griffith Ave. Baptist Church
Rev. Bill Lewis
408 Griffith
Wasco, CA 93280
661-758-2516 or 661-758-0952
1ST & 3RD TUESDAY 12:30pm
Marian Welch
661- 758-2659

Christ the King Catholic Church
Msgr. Steven Frost
1800 Bedford Way    
Bakersfield, CA 93308
391-4640
2ND & 4TH TUESDAY 8:30am
Clay Jett
661-331-2616

Lamont Senior Center
10300 San Diego
Lamont, CA 93241
661-845-0938
2ND & 4TH WEDNESDAY 9:00am
Labetta Glenn
661-845-1153

St. John's Missionary Baptist
Rev. Tyree Tolliver
1300 E. Brundage Lane
Bakersfield, CA 93307
61-324-5683
2ND & 4TH FRIDAY 11:30am
Mary Wright 661-832-0978
Gladys Kennedy 661-322-2172

Canyon Hills Assembly of God
Rev. Wendell Vinson
7001 Auburn St.
Bakersfield, Ca 93306
661-871-1150  
1ST & 3RD WEDNESDAY 11:00am
Mary Linley
Linda Wells
661-871-2146

Our Lady of Guadalupe
Fr. Emerito Gomez
1015 Clinton St.
Delano, CA 93215
661-725-9087
1ST & 3RD TUESDAY 9:15am
Ms. Linda Ortiz
661-725-8915

Taft Seventh-Day Adventist
Rev. Marlan Knittle
401 Harrison
Taft, CA 93268
661-763-4482
1ST & 3RD MON. 10:00–11:30am
Wanda Miller
661-765-6020

First Southern Baptist Church
of Arvin

Pastor Dan Boley
763 Laurel Ave.
Arvin, CA 93203
661-854-5066 
1ST & 3RD THURSDAY 10:30am
Alice Gillum
661-854-2528

Highland Chapel-United Methodist
5301 Lake Isabella Blvd.
Lake Isabella, CA 93240
760-379-2120
1ST & 3RD FRIDAY 11:00am
Winona Stevenson
760-378-3841

Desert Seniors Club, Inc.
1420 Broadway/Sunset
Inyokern, CA 93527
760-377-4800 
1ST & 3RD FRIDAY 9:30am
Ms. Barbara Marshall
760-377-5199

Frazier Park Community Center
P.O. Box 5236
Frazier Park, CA 93222
661-242-2028 
2ND & 4TH WED. 10am–12pm
Will & Dorothy Bummer
661-242-2028

First Church of the Nazarene
Pastor Larry Wylie
2801 Hughes Lane
Bakersfield, CA 93304
661-832-2145 
2ND & 4TH THUR 10:00–11:30am
Doris Elliot
661-589-8439

St. Paul's Anglican Parish
Rev.  Mark Lawrence
2216 17th St.
Bakersfield, CA 93301
861-6020 
1ST & 3RD WEDNESDAY 9:30am
Joanne Adams
661-871-3672

Fairview Baptist Church
Robert George
113 E. Fairview Rd.
Bakersfield, CA 93307
831-3085
1ST & 3RD MONDAY 8:30am
Sue Machado
661-831-3645

Salvation Army
4417 Wilson Road
Bakersfield, CA 93309
661-836-8487
2ND & 4TH TUESDAY 9:45am
Carol Montsinger & Bob Atkinson
661-836-8487

Riverlakes Community Church
Rev. Dave Champness
4301 Calloway Drive
Bakersfield, CA 93312-5390
661-589-9733
2ND & 4TH TUESDAY 11:00am
Gary Orman  661-589-5424
Nadine LaRose

Community Congregational Church
Secretary-Mary Bates
16070 'K' St.
Mojave, CA 93502
661-824-2760 
2ND & 4TH MONDAY
Cletus McKinney
661-824-0945

Salvation Army
West Park Community Ctr.
490 W. D Street
Tehachapi, CA 93561
661-823-9508
2ND & 4TH MON. 9:00–11:00am
Ms. Marget Willer
661-972-0696

W. C. Walker Senior Center
505 Sunset Ave
Shafter, CA 93263
661-746-7838
1ST & 3RD THUR. 9:00am–12:30pm
Lucy Ratzlaff
661-746-4256

Rosamond Church of Christ
Rev. Ed MacKay
1389 Rosamond Blvd.
Rosamond, CA 93560
661-310-0282
2nd & 4th MON. 10:30am–12:00pm
Fred Bacon
661-943-6710 or 661-466-6317

Bakersfield Community Church
Rev. David Goh
2010 'O' St.
Bakersfield, CA 93301
661-323-4162 Ext 22
2nd & 4th FRIDAY 9:00–11:00 am
Rob Allison
661-323-4162 Ext 25

Pioneer Sr. Center
P.O. Box 702
Buttonwillow, CA 93206
661-764-5970
1ST & 3RD WEDNESDAY 10:30am
Gladys Delfino
661-764-5388

Bakersfield Senior Center
530 4th St.
Bakersfield, CA 93304
661-325-1113
2ND & 4TH FRIDAY 12:00–1:00 pm
Effie Coulter
661-325-1113

 

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