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Five Acres Makes Appeal for Resources to Help Foster Care and Adoptive Families during the COVID-19 Crisis
(ALTADENA, Calif.) July 30, 2020 – As a result of the COVID-19 crisis, Los Angeles County-based foster care/adoption agency and mental health provider, FIVE ACRES, is in need of resources for its critical Adoption Promotion and Support Services (APSS) program, which serves Altadena and the greater Los Angeles community. “The Adoption Promotion and Support...
The Power of Showing Up
Parents worry. It’s what we do. We worry about our kids and their safety; about the times we let our kids down; if we’re giving them too little or too much attention; and how to manage in a world filled with digital distractions and endless commitments on our time. Reassuringly, the latest brain and attachment...
Five Acres in Altadena Launches HOPE line
(ALTADENA, Calif.) May 12, 2020 — Now with the U.S. highest unemployment rate due to the coronavirus, people are struggling financially, experiencing food insecurity, and facing mental health challenges like depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts. Altadena-based foster care/adoption and mental health provider, Five Acres has launched the HOPE line at 800-696-6793 or HOPE@5acres.org where individuals...
Five Acres IT Sets Workforce to Provide Telehealth Services
What Five Acres had intended to provide in five years occurred in five days. When Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti issued the safer-at-home emergency order, Five Acres information technology (IT) team set up the agency’s workforce to work remotely and provide telehealth services within a week. An essential business provider, Five Acres provides residential care...
Five Acres workforce finds balance for foster care children
Five Acres children take a break from remote learning and play video games in the new teen room in the auditorium while practicing social distancing. ALTADENA, Calif., May 1, 2020—Children in foster care have been significantly disrupted by the global pandemic. Children living at Five Acres are placed at the residential campus in Altadena because...
5 Parenting Tips during the Pandemic
Woodland Hills resident Vanessa de Giacomo and her two sons enjoy lunch outside during the safer-at-home order. Finding creative ways to keep her sons occupied, Vanessa looks forward to mini outings that keep her family safe while taking in the sun. Sheltering in place during the COVID-19 global pandemic has many parents partnering with their...
A message to our visitors
Dear Five Acres Visitor, Five Acres is deemed an Essential Business and will continue to serve our clients and community. However, due to the recent “Safer at Home” order for California, all Five Acres sites will be open to employees only, and our food and supplies vendor at our Ketch Administration building. We will no...
Five Acres Presents Community Awards and Welcomes New Board Members
ALTADENA, Calif., March 12, 2020—Five Acres, a foster/adoption, residential and community-based mental/behavioral health charity, announced its community awards and board celebration yesterday. Taking precautions against the coronavirus, Five Acres canceled its in-person annual meeting and instead are personally delivering the awards to the recipients. The charity honored community members and volunteers who have supported their...
Five Acres Appoints Will Smith as New Chief Administrative Officer
Will Smith, MBA, SPHR has joined Five Acres’ senior leadership team as Chief Administrative Officer. [Altadena, Calif] September 9, 2019 – Foster/adoption and mental health nonprofit Five Acres is pleased to name Will Smith, MBA, SPHR as its new Chief Administrative Officer. Smith will lead Five Acres’ expanding recruiting efforts as well as programs focused...