Health Promotion and Public Information
Traffic safety plays an important role for individuals of any age. It can be fitting a car seat correctly into a vehicle, taking a walk around your neighborhood, or getting behind the wheel of a vehicle. Keeping roadways safe for kids and families is the goal of this new program. Injury Prevention Services strives to reduce injuries and fatalities associated with traffic safety and this grant will add to the provision of quality services to Kern County residents for many more years.
LOW COST CAR SEAT PROGRAM
WHO QUALIFIES:
Those who have WIC Medi-Cal or Healthy Families
If you are pregnant please enroll in a class in your third trimester (or the last three months of your pregnancy).
The program will only provide two seats per family
Financial assistance is available on a case by case basis
Case Managers must have their clients call and enroll directly.
WHO DOES NOT QUALIFY:
Foster Parents
Non legal guardians (please provide documentation at the class)
Grandparents (unless guardians, documentation will need to be provided)
Child Care Providers
Emergencies
WE DO NOT PROVIDE:
Infant Carriers: The program does not provide infant carriers. The program provides car seats suitable for infants
HOW THE PROGRAM WORKS:
Program classes are held twice monthly. Once in Spanish, and once in English.
Please arrive on time. If you are more than 10 minutes late, you will be asked to return to next month’s class or pay a $10 late fee.
Please bring your WIC or Medical Card with you to the class.
After the one hour class you will, be asked to make an appointment to have your seat installed, and pay the $30.
INSTALLATIONS:
Parents needing installations need to call the office and make an appointment with the car seat technicians.
Installations assume the parent has the car seat with them.
Appointments are available Monday through Friday 8:30 am- 5pm.
