Adolescent and Family Services
Adolescent Family Life Program (AFLP)
Adolescent Family Life Program (AFLP) is a comprehensive case management and home-visiting program for pregnant and parenting teens and their families. Services include periodic screenings and assessments, referral, and linkages to other needed services, including health care and parenting education. Comprehensive information is also provided which covers educational and vocational programs and independent living skills. The goals of the AFLP program are to improve birth outcomes, reduce repeat pregnancies, improve health, developmental and education outcomes for teens and their children, and help teen parents to become productive and independent consumers of services for themselves and their children.
AFLP is a voluntary program that is targeted toward pregnant and/or parenting teens under the age of nineteen throughout Kern County. There are no income or residency restrictions and once enrolled, teens may remain in the program until the age of twenty. There are no fees for this program.
Cal-Learn Program
Cal-Learn clients receive the same case management and home-visiting services that AFLP provides, with the addition of supportive services to assist with attending school and financial incentive and disincentives based on report card grades and high school graduation. Cal-Learn clients that reach their 19th birthday may volunteer to continue the program until age 20 or completion of their high school diploma or the equivalent.
The primary goal of Cal-Learn is to increase the number of teen parents who complete their high school education.
Cal Learn is a mandated program for pregnant teens and custodial teen parents who meet all of the following criteria; (1) those receiving cash assistance through CalWORKs, (2) those under the age of 19 at the date of entry and (3) those who do not have a high school dipolma or the equivalent. The Cal-Learn program targets pregnant teen and/or parenting teens throughout Kern County who meet the eligibility requirements described above. There are no fees for this program.
Locations for AFLP and Cal-Learn
Bakersfield
2707 F Street
Bakersfield, CA 93301
(661) 324-0293 Phone
(661) 324-2510 Fax
Monday - Friday
8:00am-5:00pm
East Kern Family Resource Center
15662 K Street
Mojave, CA 93501
(661) 824-4118 Phone
(661) 824-4150 Fax
Monday - Friday
8:00am-5:00pm
Indian Wells Valley Family Resource Center
825 N. Downs Street, Suite A
Ridgecrest, CA 93555
(760) 375-4357 Phone
(760) 371-2446 Fax
Monday - Friday
8:00am-5:00pm
* Referrals for all Central Valley communities in Kern County are handled by our Bakersfield office.
Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs
Community Challenge Grant
The Community Challenge Grant (CCG) provides several teen pregnancy prevention programs through the Teen Outreach Project (TOP), Positive Futures, Baby Think It Over Program, and Service Learning. The Community Challenge Grant targets middle school and high school students in the Bakersfield area. There are no fees for these programs.
Service Learning targeting students in the health career academies at East Bakersfield and Arvin High Schools. Students plan and implement community projects that will have a positive impact in their service area. Positive Futures consists of a weekly teen parent support group and teen parent panel presentations at Bakersfield area schools. The purpose of the panel presentations is to present the harsh realities of early parenthood and encourage young people to wait until adulthood before starting a family. The Baby Think It Over Program utilizes infant simulators to show young people the tremendous responsibility and sacrifice involved in parenting a baby. Students are assigned an infant simulator for several days and their level of response to the simulator is recorded and reviewed when returned to class.
Information and Education (I & E) Program
Information and Education (I & E) Program is a Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program whose goal is to reduce teen pregnancy, in youth ages 13-18, throughout Kern County. Classes are conducted in a school or community setting and the topics include self-esteem, decision-making skills, communication skills, abstinence, refusal skills, sexually-transmitted diseases, anatomy and physiology of the male and female reproductive systems, pregnancy prevention and teen pregnancy and its consequences.
Family Life Education (FLE) Program
The Family Life Education (FLE) Program is a ten to twelve day program targeting seventh grade students. The purpose of the program is to present factual information in accordance with the California Education Code. The program, based on the fact that abstinence is the only appropriate choice regarding sexual activity, covers topics including self-esteem, decision-making, communication, human anatomy and physiology, sexually-transmitted diseases, sexual abuse, behavior/consequences and family planning.
Teen Life Choices (TLC)
The Teen Life Choices (TLC) is a five-day program targeting eighth grade students. This program is a great follow-up to the Family Life Education (FLE) Program. Teen Life Choices (TLC) examines why teens are having sex, what the consequences are, how to set limits and be assertive, as well as discusses the laws as they apply to minors and male involvement.
Location for Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs
2707 F Street
Bakersfield, CA 93301
(661) 324-0293 Phone
(661) 234-2510 Fax
Monday - Friday
8:00am-5:00pm
Black Infant Health Program
The Black Infant Health (BIH) Program seeks to eliminate the disproportionate infant mortality rate and improve related health status indicators of the African-American community. The goals of the BIH Program are to reduce infant mortality through a comprehensive, community-based effort that assures that at-risk pregnant and parenting women (and children up to age one) have access to quality maternal and child health services, to reduce the number of low birth weight infants, to reduce the number of women who smoke, use alcohol or nonprescription drugs during pregnancy and to reduce the number of African-American babies who die of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. The Black Infant Health Program is housed at the Southeast Neighborhood Partnership Family Resource Center listed below.
Family Resource Centers
Family Resource Centers are neighborhood-based services that provide outreach, case management and supportive services to families with children who are at risk of abuse and neglect or who may not be ready to enter kindergarten successfully. The Family Resource Centers are located in Mojave, Ridgecrest, and Southeast Bakersfield. The services offered include comprehensive assessments (health, psycho-social, education and basic needs), individual service plans, case management, home visits, linkages to community services, advocacy, school-readiness activities, and parent education.
East Kern Family Resource Center
15662 K Street
Mojave, CA 93501
(661) 824-4118 Phone
(661) 824-4150 Fax
Monday - Friday
8:00am-5:00pm
Indian Wells Valley Family Resource Center
825 N Downs Street, Suite A
Ridgecrest, CA 93555
(760) 375-4357 Phone
(760) 371-2446 Fax
Monday - Friday
8:00am-5:00pm
Southeast Neighborhood Partnership Family Resource Center
1509 East 11th Street
Bakersfield, CA 93307
(661) 322-3276 Phone
(661) 322-3285 Fax
Monday - Friday
8:00am-5:00pm
Nurturing Infant Awareness Program
The Nurturing Infant Awareness (NIA) Program works in conjunction with our Black Infant Health Program to identify pregnant African-American women and enroll them in early prenatal care. Nurturing Infant Awareness (NIA) seeks to improve birth outcomes and access to medical care for pregnant women and their families. NIA assists pregnant and parenting women in developing healthy, positive attitudes and practices that will improve perinatal outcomes and NIA seeks to prevent many health problems and give infants an opportunity for success.
Prevention Services Programs
Differential Response Team
The Differential Response Team is a part of the Child Welfare System redesign that links community based services with families who are at risk of child abuse and neglect. The Differential Response Team operates in conjunction with Child Protective Services by providing voluntary case management and support service to families who do not meet the requirements for court-ordered services. The Differential Response Team is housed at our Family Resource Centers in Mojave and Ridgecrest, as well as the Lamont Family Resource Center and two locations in Bakersfield.
East Kern Differential Response Team
East Kern Family Resource Center
15662 K Street
Mojave, CA 93501
(661) 824-4118 Phone
(661) 824-4150 Fax
Monday - Friday
8:00am-5:00pm
Indian Wells Valley Differential Response Team
825 N. Downs Street, Suite A
Ridgecrest, CA 93555
(760) 375-4357 Phone
(760) 371-2446 Fax
Monday - Friday
8:00am-5:00pm
South Kern Differential Response Team
Lamont Family Resource Center
7839 Burgundy Avenue
Lamont, CA 93241
(661) 845-2724 Phone
(661) 845-4570 Fax
Monday - Friday
8:00am-5:00pm
Metro Bakersfield Differential Response Team
2707 F Street
Bakersfield, CA 93301
(661) 324-0293 Phone
(661) 324-2510 Fax
Monday - Friday
8:00am-5:00pm
