Kids need Kiwanis.

We're Bakersfield neighbors who fund scholarships, take kids fishing, fill Easter baskets, and back the local nonprofits that care for young people. Come have lunch with us.

See when we meet How to join

Thursdays, all monthDinner on the first, lunch on the second, and guests are always welcome. Tap the map for directions.

Pen-and-ink drawing of kids at Take a Kid Fishing: a boy in a helmet proudly holds up a trout while a smiling girl and a volunteer with a fishing rod stand beside him at the lake.

A month with Kern Kiwanis

Every Thursday has a job. Pick a week to see the next date, who's speaking, and how to get there.

Where our time goes

Every dollar we raise and every hour we give stays in Kern County.

  • Take a Kid Fishing

    Every March, special needs students spend a day at Mirror Lake in Hart Park. Every child goes home with a fish. About the day

  • Scholarships

    Kiwanis offers scholarships that look at grit and character, not just grades. How they work

  • Project Easter Basket

    Baskets built from donations and delivered through local shelters and outreach programs. Help fill one

  • KIWIN'S, K-Kids & Builders Club

    Student service clubs we sponsor, from Bear Mountain Elementary to five local high schools. Meet the students

  • Reading Oasis

    A reading space for the children at Friendship House, built with Scholastic and community partners. See the plan

Helping local students take the next step, through scholarships and youth leadership.

Kiwanis offers scholarships and sponsors student service clubs, from K-Kids at Bear Mountain Elementary to KIWIN'S at five local high schools.

About the scholarships

Coming up

Meetings, service days, and fundraisers. Save any of them straight to your phone's calendar.

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Members: the club runs here now

The Member Hub gives every committee its own chat, to-do list, and file shelf, plus a club calendar anyone can add to. No extra apps or fees.

Open the Member Hub
  • Committee chats where any member can pop in and help
  • Shared to-dos you can claim and check off
  • Upload bylaws, flyers, and photos for the club
  • Club Headquarters, for questions and check-ins

Help us do more for local kids

Gifts to the Kern Kiwanis Foundation fund scholarships, youth programs, and grants to Kern County nonprofits.

Donate to the Foundation