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Grant Award from The Starbucks Foundation

KCAO was awarded a grant from The Starbucks Foundation.

We also want to extend our gratitude to our community members who joined us at the KCAO Summer Block Party event on June 28.

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Extreme Heat Safety Tips

KCAO has joined forces with the Office of Community Partnerships and Strategic Communications to help keep Californians safer during this summer's extreme heat.

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Summer Food Program

Learn about this year’s KCAO Summer Food Program providing free, nutritious meals for children all summer long, and don't miss the upcoming KCAO Block Party!

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Juneteenth

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

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Annual Conference for Employees (ACE)

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

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Head Start Graduations

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.

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KCAO Head Start Block Party

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.

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Head Start’s 59th Birthday

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.

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May is Community Action Month

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.

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Volunteer Recognition Luncheon

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

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National Volunteer Recognition Week

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.

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Save our water!

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

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Group Connection Meetings

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.

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Shoe Drive

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.

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Caring For Our Community with Savino Perico

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.

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National Nutrition Month: Food Initiatives

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.

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