Director’s Message

The Hope Center Incorporated is a non-profit 501 c.3 charitable organization that began in 1999 as a ministry of the Olive Knolls Church of the Nazarene. Several Olive Knolls members recognized a growing need in the community and began putting together food baskets for the holidays and clothing packages for distribution to in-need individuals and families in the North Bakersfield Area and sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Since that time The Hope Center has met the challenge of our local community by distributing more than 307 tons of food product in 2017.

The Hope Center also has people on staff to pray with those who need comfort, consolation and love.

Please join with us and others who love our hometown of Bakersfield and desire to see that all our residents are loved and cared for.

Bill Richert