Cash Assistance for Immigrants (CAPI)

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Cash Assistance for Immigrants (CAPI) provides cash assistance to certain aged, blind, and disabled legal non-citizens ineligible for Supplemental Social Security Income/State Supplemental Payment (SSI/SSP) due to their immigration status. CAPI participants may be eligible for Medi-Cal, In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS), and/or CalFresh benefits.

To apply for CAPI please call or visit any of the offices below Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

  1. You may apply in person - at any Kern County Department of Human Services offices in Bakersfield or districts
  2. By phone - via public line (661) 631-6000 or CAT line (877) 410-8812
  3. By mail - Kern County DHS P.O. Box 511 Bakersfield, CA 93302 or any district office
  4. By fax - (661) 631-6573

Click here for CAPI Application-English

Haga clic aquí para la aplicación CAPI-Español

Click here to visit CDSS for more information