Welcome to Five Acres

Support

Five Acres has served vulnerable children and families since 1888. We provide family-centered support services on campus and through outreach programs in homes, at schools and in off-site offices.

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Protect
Five Acres cares for and protects the innocent and vulnerable through intervention and counseling, anger management and parenting classes and our domestic violence program.

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Treatment
Five Acres helps children and families heal and thrive. Treatment is personalized and may utilize or combine assessment services, individual, family or group counseling, an individualized education plan (IEP) and an array of other services and mental health therapies.

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Education

Five Acres Non-public School is an intensive therapeutic learning environment for children with academic deficiencies and severe emotional or behavioral. To enroll call Danielle Lepon at (626) 798-6793, Ext. 2315.

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Advocate
Five Acres advocates for children and families for services, patient rights, access to treatment, standards of care, community awareness and understanding.

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Strengthen Five Acres strengthens individuals and families by building on the strengths of the individual, family and community.

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Provide Homes
Every child deserves security and a loving home. Five Acres works to secure permanent homes through family preservation, family finding, fostering and adoption.

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Mentor Our education and special-friend mentors build trust and act as guides on the path to stability and independence.

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Empower
Five Acres empowers individuals and families through effective collaboration, innovation and partnerships.

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Excellence
Five Acres strives for the highest standards of quality and excellence in services, cultural competence, professionalism, leadership and ethics. We meet or exceed standards of care through research, self-evaluation, advancement and dedication.

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Welcome to Five Acres

Five Acres, The Boys' and Girls' Aid Society of Los Angeles County, is a child and family services agency that strengthens families and prevents child abuse through treatment and education in community-based and residential Programs. Originally founded in 1888 as an orphanage, today Five Acres offers an array of services including residential care and educational services, mental health services in homes and schools, foster care and adoptions, and domestic violence prevention.

Five Acres, The Boys' and Girls' Aid Society is the oldest non-sectarian child abuse agency in the San Gabriel Valley and has been caring for society's most vulnerable children for 123 years. We have been accredited since 1957 and are one of the few agencies in Los Angeles County accredited by the internationally recognized Council on Accreditation (COA). Ninety-eight percent of our clients are considered poor or below the poverty level.

Five Acres is a 501(c)(3) organization, tax ID #95-1647810 with a certified (#19-64881-6917199), WASC accredited Therapeutic School.

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Videos

	Jimmy Smits PSA
	Jimmy talks about how you can help Five Acres Play Video

	ABC Newsmakers
	Adrienne Alpert talks with Cathy Clement at Five Acres Play Video

	60 Minutes
	Lesley Stahl discovers finding families at Five Acres Play Video

	Don't Sweat It
	HDTV upgrades Five Acres group home with residents Play Video

	Foster Care Blues
	A Day in the Life By Jeffrey Jamerson and C. Jones Play Video

The Best Day of My Life

Ted and Xavi adopted their two sons through the Five Acres Foster Care and Adoptions program on May 16, 2011. Ted tells us, “The best day of my life Gottis-Quinonez family photo highlighting Adoption Awareness month was when we went to court to finalize the adoption. When we went into the courtroom and I sat down in front of the judge, I just started crying. Then everyone who came with us started crying. So many tears of joy!
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Deaf Services Earn BSFT

Five Acres deaf services program has been recognized nationally for work in Brief Strategic Family Therapy. Congratulations Deaf Services. We are so proud!

BACKGROUND
"Brief Strategic Family Therapy BSFT is an evidence-based practice.", as explained on the FTT website. "It was selected as a “Model” program by the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP), as a “Model” program by the OJJDP, as a “Model” program by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), and an "Exemplary" program by Strengthening America’s Families, among others.
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Why We Ask

We ask for support so we can continue to locate, train, license and provide safe loving homes for vulnerable children touched by abuse, neglect, trauma or loss. We ask so Nadia can have a birthday gift, tutoring, celebrate the holidays or experience a day of childhood fun at Knott's. We ask for education funds for teens forced out of care and support because they turned a day older and no longer qualify for foster care. We ask for each child, each woman and each family touched by violence, drugs, tragedy and circumstance. We ask because grant sources have shrunk, donations have dwindled and government funding has been reduced. Although the economy has changed, the needs of our children have not. We ask because we know you want to make a difference. The time to do it is now. DONATE NOW

We've Got Talent!

Five Acres residents thank Ellen’s Silkscreening for their talent-show t-shirts! Five Acres' children have talent and are shown in group shot with t-shirts donated by Ellen's Silkscreening