Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Kern Regional Homeless Collaborative released a new homelessness report over the ...

Homelessness in Kern County ticked up in 2026, with a new count finding 2,690 people experiencing homelessness across the county — a 3.2 percent increase from 2025 — as housing affordability, economic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This article was originally published in CalMatters. In Kern County, the first rule in counting homeless students is not saying ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Hundreds of volunteers gathered before the sun was up to get crucial data on one of Kern's most vulnerable populations. The annual point-in-time count gives a sense of how ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Kern County leaders say homelessness numbers are holding relatively steady… even as the latest Point-in-Time Count shows a slight increase. County officials presented the ...

The annual Homeless and Housing Report presented to the Board of Supervisors highlights both progress and continued challenges, including the potential loss of federal pandemic relief funding.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Mission at Kern County’s 13,000-square-foot kitchen and transitional housing facility broke ground on Wednesday morning. The facility broke ground at 9 a.m. on ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Kern Regional Homeless Collaborative released a new homelessness report over the weekend. We brought in executive director Carlos Baldovinos from The ...

In Kern County, the first rule in counting homeless students is not saying “homeless.” Instead, school staff use phrases like “struggling with stable housing” or “families in transition.” The approach ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. In Kern County, the first rule in counting homeless students is not saying “homeless.” Instead, school staff use ...