To apply for RCA, please call or visit any DHS office Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. -4:00p.m.

1. To apply online, go to Benefitscal.org
2. You may apply in person at any Kern County Department of Human Services office in Bakersfield or District offices in outlying areas.  Click here for a list of those offices.
3. By phone at either DHS Public Line (661) 631-6000 or CAT line (877) 410-8812.
4. By fax at (661) 631-6573

    

Family Justice Center 

Address: 1300 18^th St. Bakersfield, CA 93301

Phone: (661) 868-5950

South Kern Family Justice Center

Address: 12022 Main Street (inside Lamont courthouse)
Lamont, CA 93241 

Phone: (661) 868-5820

Website(For both this and Family Justice Center): Family Justice Center | Kern County, CA

Catholic Charities Diocese of Fresno

Address: 825 Chester Avenue Bakersfield, CA 93301

Phone: (661) 281-2130

Website: Catholic Charities Diocese of Fresno

 

Do you have any physical, mental, or emotional conditions that make it hard for you to apply for benefits or meet program requirements?  We can give extra help.  We call this type of help a reasonable accommodation.  The law protects people with physical, mental, and developmental disabilities as well as others with serious health problems. 

Click here for the PUB 13 pamphlet for more information.