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Child Support; More Than A Payment

Child Support Awareness Month is a reminder about our role in the community. We help families provide opportunities that help children thrive. Our role is to guide parents through different life circumstances with compassion, clarity and fairness. The services we provide are designed to meet parents where they are. Children…

Mobile Office Events August 2026

Ask us about your Child Support case at our Mobile Office this August, no appointment needed. August 5– Department Human Services – Taft, 9:30am-1pm August 12– Department Human Services – Bakersfield, 9:30am-1pm August 18- Department Human Services – Shafter, 9:30am-1pm Now accepting requests for where our Mobile Office can go…

August is Child Support Awareness Month

Our director Toni Kendrick received a Proclamation from the Board of Supervisors recognizing August 2026 as Child Support Awareness Month in Kern County. When children thrive, so does our community. This August, Kern County Child Support Services remains committed to strengthening families because child support is more than a payment.

Family Law Facilitator Available August 2026

The Family Law Facilitator will be at Kern County Child Support Services Bakersfield office to assist with legal forms related to child and spousal support as well as provide general procedural information. August 13, 2026 August 27, 2026 3701 N. Sillect Ave. Bakersfield CA 93308 9:00am-3:00pm * First come, First Served…

23ABC News Bakersfield with our director Toni Kendrick

Thank you to 23 ABC News and Mike Hart for having our director, Toni Kendrick, on the morning show! In recognition of Child Support Awareness Month this August, our department hosts an annual Health & Wellness fair and back to school backpack giveaway events for families in our community. Families…

Lamont Elementary School District Open House Backpack Giveaway

We partnered with Lamont Elementary School District Family Success Center for their Open House & Backpack Giveaway! Our team will be present providing free backpacks. Celebrate the new school year! Connect with LESD, explore educational programs, student support services, and community resources available for students & families. Lamont Elementary School…

Join us at Job Hub on July 7

Join us today at Job Hub! Come meet our team from Kern County Child Support Services and learn more about who we are! Tuesday, July 7, 2026 9:00 AM 1215 Olive Drive, Suite C, Bakersfield, CA See you there!

Family Law Facilitator Available July 2026

The Family Law Facilitator will be at Kern County Child Support Services Bakersfield office to assist with legal forms related to child and spousal support as well as provide general procedural information. July 16, 2026 July 30, 2026 3701 N. Sillect Ave. Bakersfield CA 93308 9:00am-3:00pm * First come, First Served…

Mobile Office Events in July 2026

Meet with our Child Support Services team at our Mobile Office Events in Taft, Bakersfield, and Shafter this July! Ask us about your Child Support case, we are here to help you. July 1– Department Human Services – Taft, 9:30am-1pm July 8 – Department Human Services – Bakersfield, 9:30am-1pm July…

Vendors at the 17th Annual Ready-Set Back 2 School Health & Wellness Fair

Vendor Application is now closed. Are you interested in being part of the 17th Annual Ready-Set Back 2 School Health & Wellness Fair as a vendor?  Fill out an application today! Vendors help make this day special by connecting with families, providing information about their services, and bringing community resources!…