KCAO will be closed on June 19, Honoring the commorancy of Juneteenth. We will resume our regular operations on June 20.

Last week, KCAO employees gathered at the Annual Conference for Employees (ACE) to acknowledge and praise the efforts and contributions of our team.

For this week’s news brief we’ll be providing updates around Head Start Graduations, a donation for the Barbara Saville Shelter and our ACE event.

KCAO hosted a Head Start Block Party with community resources, children's activities, and COVID-19 vaccinations, while the Steve Perry Legacy Group visited Hanford to donate to the Barbara Saville Shelter.

On May 18, Head Start and Early Head Start celebrate their birthday. Celebrating 59 years of nurturing America's youth, Head Start programs continue to provide essential early learning, health, and family services to children from birth to age 5.

May is National Community Action Month, an opportunity to share our stories, celebrate our successes, and raise awareness of the work Community Action agencies perform across the country.

KCAO recently had the privilege of recognizing an amazing group of volunteers and partners with a wonderful appreciation lunch.

This week we’ll be highlighting National Volunteer Recognition Week, the Medi-Cal Navigation Project and a new online application process for Head Start and Child Development.

For this week’s news brief, we’ll be covering California’s water conservation efforts, and a few community events happening in April.

This week we’ll be covering Child Abuse Prevention month and our various Childcare Programs

At the Hanford Planning Commission meeting Tuesday night, Kings Community Action Organization (KCAO) received approval for their expansion project at the Clay Center.

This week we’ll be highlighting the Early Head Start & CalWorks Home Visitation Program Group Connection Meetings and the recent Habitability Clinic held by CCLS.

Last week, the KCAO Home and Energy Department provided the children at the Oasis Head Start in Avenal with new shoes and socks, made possible by the generous donations received during the KCAO shoe drive.

The KCAO CalFresh team wants to share their day with you— Plan, Shop, Save, and Cook with the CalFresh Healthy Living program.

In this episode of Queer Goggles, join host Phae Lockwood (they/them) and guest Savino Perico (he/him) as they discuss the work of Kings Community Action Organization.

KCAO provides several initiatives around food insecurity in Kings County. This week we’d like to go over them to increase awareness during National Nutrition Month.

KCAO celebrates Reading Across America Week by inviting staff and community volunteers to come into the classroom and read to our preschool children. Thanks to all the staff and volunteers for coming in and reading.

The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) is a federal program administered by the USDA that helps supplement the diets of low-income Americans by providing them with emergency food assistance at no cost.

KCAO would like to highlight The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), which are the monthly food distributions KCAO offers to 14 sites in Kings County, CA.

The KCAO Day Care Homes Food Program (DCH) helps young children develop healthy lifelong habits. Care providers active under the DCH program must ensure that meal patterns and food served meet USDA guidelines.