Español DONATE NOW NEWSLETTER SIGNUP Home Programs Central Kitchen About About The Central Kitchen operates the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), a federally funded program that provides meals and snacks served to children in child care settings. The Central Kitchen plans prepare and deliver food, food service, and janitorial supplies to all 43 child development centers operated by CAPK’s Head Start/State Preschool Division. The kitchen currently serves 43 sites throughout Kern County. During the year the Central Kitchen provides over 900,000 meals to approximately 2,400 children enrolled in Head Start, Early Head Start, and State pre-school programs. The program also prepares meals for Head Start field trips and social events. Deliveries are made by a team of eleven Food Production Drivers Mondays through Friday The Central Kitchen provides special meals to accommodate food allergies and special dietary needs. The menus incorporate a variety of cultural and ethnic preferences and are designed to give the children a broader food experience. Menus comply with Head Start requirements and CACFP guidelines. The Central Kitchen receives input from children, parents, staff, and community members at the Nutrition Advisory Committee meetings for developing menus. The Central Kitchen is inspected periodically by Kern County Public Health Services Department. We have received an “A” rating on all of the inspections and are considered a model for cleanliness and protocol. The Central Kitchen strives to provide the best service possible to all Head Start centers within the CAPK agency. About Programs 2-1-1 Kern Get Involved Locations Procurement Opportunities Employment Public Info Contact 5005 Business Park North Bakersfield, CA 93309 T: (661) 336 5236 F: (661) 322 2237 ©2021 Community Action Partnership of Kern. Designed and hosted by The Marcom Group. EMPLOYEE RESOURCES EMPLOYEE LOGIN

Español DONATE NOW NEWSLETTER SIGNUP Executive Leadership Team Jeremy Tobias Chief Executive Officer Traco Matthews Chief Program Officer Tracy Webster Chief Financial Officer Pritika Ram Director of Administration Yolanda Gonzales Director of Head Start/State Child Development Carmen Segovia Director of Health and Nutrition Services Emilio Wagner Director of Operations Lisa McGranahan Director of Human Resources Lorraine Casillas Director of Finance Freddy Hernandez Director of Youth & Community Other Agency Representatives Laurie Sproule Risk Management Supervisor James Burger Outreach and Advocacy Coordinator About Programs 2-1-1 Kern Get Involved Locations Procurement Opportunities Employment Public Info Contact 5005 Business Park North Bakersfield, CA 93309 T: (661) 336 5236 F: (661) 322 2237 ©2021 Community Action Partnership of Kern. Designed and hosted by The Marcom Group. EMPLOYEE RESOURCES EMPLOYEE LOGIN