Kind Kern

02/27/2026

Where would you like to see funds for the homeless allocated? Vote below.

02/27/2026

02/26/2026

🚨 Lake Isabella – We Need a Location Partner 🚨

An organization is working to bring a public naloxone (Narcan) access box to Lake Isabella — similar to the ones pictured below. These units are placed outside a business or organization and provide free, lifesaving naloxone in case of an opioid overdose emergency.

We are currently looking for a business, nonprofit, church, or community organization willing to host one of these units on the outside of their building.

What this means: ✔ The unit would be installed outside for public access
✔ Naloxone is safe, legal, and saves lives
✔ This does NOT increase crime — it increases survival
✔ Training and education can be provided

Lake Isabella is the Gateway to the Southern Sierra — and we take care of our own. Having accessible naloxone in our community is a practical, compassionate, and responsible step.

If your organization is willing to be part of the solution, or if you’d like more information, please message me directly.

Let’s work together to keep our community safe. 💙



Chavez

02/25/2026

48 minutes in our Founder and Lead Volunteer can be seen addressing the Kern County Board of Supervisors!

Everything Kind Kern does is free and at this time is often funded by our Founder herself.

Thank you to those who support her and our cause. Thank you to our team of volunteers, we are always looking for volunteers let us know if you are interested!

Let's get our heads out of the river banks and see what can be done if we all come together to see humans thrive!

Official meeting agenda is available here: https://www.kerncounty.com/government/board-of-supervisors/board-agenda-minutes-and-video

02/19/2026

01/18/2026

Celebrating my 1st year on Facebook. Thank you for your continuing support. I could never have made it without you. 🙏🤗🎉

11/23/2025

We know a lot of you are passionate about the issue of homelessness.
Now's your chance to make a difference!
Volunteer to take part in the annual Point-In-Time Count, put on by the Bakersfield-Kern Regional Homeless Collaborative.
The count is taking place Jan. 28, 2026.
The federally-mandated PIT Count provides an accurate number of people experiencing homelessness, ultimately leading to more funding to help the issue.
You can sign up at https://bkrhc.org/
Deadline to register is Jan. 9, 2026.

11/23/2025

Drug users' rights are human rights — full stop. This is true on International Drug Users Day and the other 364 days of the year. Today and always at NHRC, we will continue our life-saving, evidence-backed harm reduction work that centers the people most impacted by drug use: People who use drugs.

11/23/2025

Harm reduction is under attack—and when harm reduction loses, people die. “Treatment First/Only” promises a simple fix, but addiction isn’t a light switch th...

11/23/2025

Illicit drug overdoses and the deaths they cause are trending down this year, despite spikes in a handful of states, according to a Stateline analysis of data from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

11/23/2025

A decade after a historic HIV outbreak in Indiana, syringe programs that helped contain the crisis are at risk of disappearing due to federal funding restrictions and local opposition.