Kern Resource Guide

These pages are copied from the book, Passing Time While Doing Time, Kern Edition #1.

1.       Food Banks

Community Action Partnership           (661)336-5236 or 2-1-1   www.cpak.org
County Food Programs  (661)325-7205  or (661) 324-2767
Dignity Health Outreach Center          (661) 325-2995
Golden Empire Gleaners (661)324-2767 www.goldenempiregleaners.com
Hope Center (661)399-2119  www.hopecenters.net
Love In the Name of Christ (661)325-8838  www.loveincbakersfield.org
Morning Star Fresh Food (661)654-9005 www.morningstarfresh.org
New Life Church (661)831-2727 www.nlc.life
Waste Hunger Not Food (661)321-3000 wastehungerkerncounty.com

2.      Shelter/Housing Assistance

Alliance Against Family Violence (661)322-0931 www.kernalliance.org
Bakersfield Homeless Shelter (661)322-9199 www.bakhc.org
Community Action Partnership (661)336-5236 or 2-1-1  www.cpak.org
Flood Bakersfield Ministries (661)323-5663 www.floodbako.com
GATE Team (661)868-6453
Human Resources (661)631-6000
Mary K. Shell Crisis Center (800)991-5272 www.kernbhrs.org
The Mission At Kern County (661)325-0863 www.themissionkc.org

3.      Counseling, Mental Health, and Crisis Services

Alliance Against Family Violence (661)322-0931 www.kernalliance.org
Garden Pathways  (661)633-2302 www.gardenpathways.org
Mary K. Shell Crisis Center  (800)991-5272 Crisis Hotline
STOP Program  (916)327-3352 www.cdcr.ca.gov/rehabilitation/stop/
The Center for Sexuality & Gender Diversity (661)404-5209

4.      Rehab, Transitional, and Sober Living Facilities

Amethyst Sober Living. Sober living for women (213)300-8853
Jason’s Retreat Outpatient. Accepts Medi Cal. (661) 325-1817
Jason Retreat – Men’s Facility. Accepts Medi-Cal. (661)325-1817
Lincoln Street Retreat. Accepts Medi-Cal. Residential living for pregnant women only (661)325-1817
Capistrano Community for Women. Accepts Medi-Cal. (661)325-1817
Capistrano Sober Living.  Women only. (661)325-1817
California Veterans Assistance Foundation. (661)399-2490
Cottage of Hope and Gratitude. Sober living for men. (661)324-0983
Freedom House Recovery Homes. Sober living for men. (661)747-5527
Terra Lynn House of Open Healing. Women only. (661) 747-5527
Jene-Sis – Sober living for men or women. (661) 747-5527
Isaiah’s Sober Living Home. Sober living for men. (661)747-4661
Legacy Village – accepts Medi-Cal and private insurance (661)846-2745
Oregon Street Recovery. Sober Living for Men or Women. (661)846-2745
Kern Behavioral Health. Outpatient for Men or Women. (661)868-6453
Recovery Services Gateway. Inpatient for expectant moms (661)868-6453
Minnie Marvels. Sober living for women. Children allowed. (661)666-0835
Positive Visions for Men. Sober living for men. (661)321-0558
Redemptive Beginnings. Sober living for men. (661)859-0967
Safe Haven Recovery House. Accepts Medi-Cal and private pay. Sober living for men. (661)832-6835
Salvation Adult Rehab Intake.  Residential living for men. (661)325-8626
Turning Point. No-Cost. Residential living for men and outpatient for men and women. (661)861-6111
ISMIP.  Integrated Services for those with mental illness. (661)861-6111
Serene House. Sober living for women. (661) 742-8047
Andrew House. Sober living for men. (661) 742-8047
Teen Challenge. No-Cost. Residential for men or women.  (661) 399-2273

5.      Bail Bond Companies

The following is our best effort to list all bail bond companies that have a physical office in Kern County.  Efforts have been made to remove the many phone numbers that forward to the same office so that each bond company is only listed once no matter how many names used. Please, contact us at (661)Justice (587-8423) for additions or corrections.

  • Absolute Bail Bonds ………………………. (661)631-2245
  • Aladdin Bail Bonds ………………………… (661)324-4400
  • American Liberty Bail Bonds ………….. (661)323-3733
  • Bail Bond Leon ……………………………… (661)322-2500
  • Bail Hotline Bail Bonds ………………….. (661)327-2400
  • Cow-Boy Bail Bonds ……………………… (661)324-6009
  • Gotta Go Bail Bonds ……………………… (661)633-2245
  • Patriot Bail Bonds …………………………. (661)325-2245
  • Yusef Odeh Bail Bonds ………………….. (661)822-4777

6.      Criminal Defense Attorneys

The following is our best effort to list attorneys that focus on criminal defense, have their primary practice in Kern County, and are currently accepting new privately retained cases.  Please, contact us at (661)Justice (587-8423) for additions or corrections.

  • Bermudez, Monica 661-616-2141
  • Bowers, Patrick 661-549-0814
  • Brehmer, Jeremy 661-447-4384
  • Campbell, Clayton 661-334-3000
  • De Leon, Emily 661-326-0857
  • Dulcich, John 661-721-7089
  • Dunlap, Jennifer 661-446-3685
  • Evers, David 661-587-5889
  • Faulkner, David 661-324-4777
  • Harrott J.W. 661-721-7065
  • Hennessy, Timothy 661-237-7179
  • Humphrey, Kyle 661-327-1360
  • Hutchinson, R.L. 661-322-1708
  • Jackson, Gregory 661-322-6600
  • Koenig, Max 661-633-1162
  • Koenig, Bo 661-338-5353
  • LaCarre, Gabrielle 661-636-1333
  • Lahiri, Indra 661-326-1884
  • Lampkin, Roger 661-633-1234
  • Lidgett, Tony 661-861-8669
  • Lueck, Joel 661-776-5879
  • Magnus, Elliot 661-395-0240
  • Martin, Elizabeth 661-314-9886
  • McGrath, Mary 661-805-2436
  • Middlebrook, Richard 661-636-1333
  • Moffat, Douglas 661-327-2531
  • Nguyen, Khanh 661-432-1439
  • O’Dell, Seth 661-852-0287
  • Parent, Michael 661-864-7411
  • Raimondo, Mark 661-827-8000
  • Revelo, Arturo 661-323-7900
  • Rivera, Richard 661-322-4818
  • Roller, Steven 661-303-1278
  • Sala, H.A. 661-322-1708
  • Sampley, Gary 661-323-1060
  • Shawwa, Mai 661-432-7577
  • Slocumb, Bill 661-324-1400
  • Stallings, Alekxia 661-326-0915
  • Stein, Roger 760-446-4667
  • Terry, Richard 661-374-5752
  • Thompson, Jared 661-430-0868
  • Torres, David 661-326-0857
  • Van Eerden, Sam 661-334-3000
  • Whitten, Jesse 661-334-3000
  • Whittington, Joe 661-322-5833
  • Winkler, Scott 661-746-0235
  • Young, Robert 661-716-3100

7.      Public Defender Offices

Some of the best criminal defense attorneys work for the Public Defender’s office.  Local office addresses and phone numbers are as follows.

  • Bakersfield – 1315 Truxtun Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93301  661-868-4799
  • Delano – 1122 Jefferson St, Delano, CA 93215  661-720-5813
  • Kern River 7050 Lake Isabella Blvd., Lake Isabella, CA 93240 760-549-2045
  • Lamont – 12022 Main St. Lamont, CA 93241   661-868-5731
  • Mojave – 1775 Hwy. 58 Mojave, CA 93501   661-824-7170
  • Ridgecrest – 400 No. China Lake Blvd. Ridgecrest, CA 93555  760-384-5876
  • Shafter – 325 Central Valley Hwy, Shafter, CA 93263   661-746-7542
  • Taft – 315 N Lincoln St., Taft, CA 93268   661-763-8587