BAKERSFIELD, CA. - The Kern County Board of Supervisors will host a community forum open to the public on Jan. 5.
The forum will feature the Kern Stop Meth Now Coalition, who will discuss their work and strategies used to reduce the impact methamphetamine has on Kern County.
The forum will take place at 9 a.m. in the Board of Supervisors Chambers, located at 1115 Truxtun Ave.
The coalition is a product of the board of supervisors, created to study devise a strategy to respond to the growing use of methamphetamine in Kern County.
The coalition is comprised of public agencies from multiple communities to focus on four key factors: Family Wellbeing, Youth Prevention and Treatment, Business Support, and Public Safety.
Work in these areas is done to promote prevention, early intervention, treatment and suppression using methods that include trainings, community meetings, public service announcements and special events.
For information on meetings and events, you can visit their website, or search Kern Stop Meth Now on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.