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Ridgecrest proclaims September 2025 Hunger Action Month; CAPK food bank outlines local activities
Summary
The Ridgecrest City Council adopted a proclamation declaring September 2025 Hunger Action Month and heard a presentation from the Community Action Partnership of Kern (CAPK) Food Bank about local outreach, volunteer opportunities and distribution volumes.
The Ridgecrest City Council on Sept. 3 proclaimed September 2025 as Hunger Action Month and received remarks from a representative of the Community Action Partnership of Kern (CAPK) Food Bank describing local activities and partnerships to address food insecurity in Kern County.
The proclamation cited county and national data on food insecurity and thanked local partners, including the CAPK Oasis Family Resource Center, Hope City Church, the Salvation Army Ridgecrest, and St. Michael’s Church, for distribution work. The proclamation also recognized the CAPK Food Bank’s countywide distribution network.
A CAPK representative told the council that, over the past year, partners helped distribute nearly 800,000 pounds of food in the local community and that the food bank has more than 200,000 interactions with community members a month across Kern County. The speaker encouraged residents to participate in volunteer opportunities, a volunteer day on the third Saturday of the month to prepare senior food boxes, and a Feed the Need drive at the Kern County Fair. The representative noted an opportunity for free admission to the Kern County Fair on Sept. 23 in exchange for donation of six canned goods and promoted an online calendar of Hunger Action Month activities.
Council thanked the food bank for the proclamation and the work of local partners. The proclamation was read and accepted during the ceremonial portion of the meeting; no formal vote beyond the proclamation reading was required.
