HANFORD â A program that supports essential workers who have tested positive for COVID-19 has been extended until June. At its meeting Tuesday morning, the Kings County Board of Supervisors approved the extension of the Kings Cares program. The program, spearheaded by Kings Community Action Organization in collaboration with the Kings County Department of Public Health, offers comprehensive support to COVID-positive essential workers and their families to help them isolate or quarantine safely at home or in a hotel. The board previously approved at its Dec. 15 meeting the funding to sustain the program through the end of the fiscal year in June â which comes from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act â and on Tuesday approved an amended contract with KCAO to operate the program .