Press Release
Annual Report 2020-2021
Superheroes are benevolent individuals triggered by unusual circumstances that cause them to show up with superhuman powers to save the day. Every day, our superheroes show up at Five Acres as clients, donors, volunteers, and team members. The pandemic year demonstrated, once again, the superhuman powers these individuals have when we were faced with numerous...
Make a Gift Tax-Free With An IRA
A Tax-Saving Way to Help Five Acres If you are over the age of 70 ½ and have an Individual Retirement Account (IRA), then a gift from your account may provide the most significant tax savings of any charitable contribution. A Special Opportunity for Those 70½ Years Old and Older to Help Five Acres You...
Five Acres 33rd Annual Golf Classic Takes Guests Through an ‘80s Journey to Support Children in Foster Care and Families in Need
The event took place on Monday, Sept. 20 at Annandale Golf Club in Pasadena, Calif. (From left to right) Joey Reaume, golf event co-chair, Five Acres CEO Chanel Boutakidis, Five Acres Board Chair Sue McGuirl, and Danny Reaume, golf event co-chair. | Photo credit Diamond Dust Photography (ALTADENA, Calif.) Sept. 27, 2021— Five Acres hosted...
Five Acres Announces its 33rd Annual Golf Classic Co-Chairs
Event to be held on September 20 at Annandale Golf Club ALTADENA, Calif., July 29, 2021— Five Acres announces its Don’t Stop Believin’ 33rd Annual Golf Classic led by Co-chairs Danny Reaume and Joey Reaume. The ‘80s themed golf tournament and dining event, will take place at the Annandale Golf Club in Pasadena on September...
Five Acres and Carbon Health Partner to Administer COVID-19 Vaccine to Children in Foster Care
ALTADENA, Calif., July 7, 2021 — Five Acres, an Altadena-based children’s foster care agency, and Carbon Health, a leading technology-enabled healthcare provider, announced a new COVID-19 vaccination event on its premises for eligible children in foster care. During the pandemic, many children experienced isolation, instability, and anxiety and for children in foster care, those feelings...
Five Acres Foster Care High School Graduate Receives $48,000 Scholarship to Lakeland University in Wisconsin
ALTADENA, Calif., June 18, 2021— Five Acres resident Josiah Boyd, 18, who has been in foster care since he was nine years old, has received a $48,000 scholarship to Lakeland University in Wisconsin. Boyd came to Five Acres in 2016 as a resident of its residential program on the main campus in Altadena. “I was...
Five Acres Launches HOPE IS HERE Campaign
ALTADENA, Calif., May 28, 2021—These past 15 months during the pandemic, many children, families, and individuals experienced unexpected life events that have pushed some of them to their limits. For Five Acres that also meant postponing two galas, making the health and safety of their staff and guests the priority. To replace critically needed funds...
A Licensed Vocational Nurse Finds Time to Help Children in Foster Care
Genevieve Laguna (center) donates toys and pajamas for Five Acres’ holiday drive. With her are Brandon Ito and Stephanie Perez who work in the Five Acres Advancement Department. | Photo courtesy of Genevieve Laguna Genevieve Laguna, a licensed vocational nurse, works tirelessly to keep people safe, healthy, and recover from surgeries. Overworked and exhausted, Genevieve...
Five Acres Raises Awareness, Advocacy and Action during Child Abuse Prevention Month in April
With more than 20,000 children in the Los Angeles foster care system, Five Acres has been working to keep the numbers low by providing safety, well-being, and permanency to children and youth in foster care. During April, Child Abuse Prevention Month, Five Acres is raising awareness, advocacy, and action. For many students, schools have reopened...