Five Acres

Five Acres Short Term Residential Therapeutic programs (STRTP) are designed and planned to meet individualized therapeutic and developmental needs, to establish reasonable order and structure, to provide a predictable, secure living situation and to produce opportunities for the development of social competence. Our STRTP program provides trauma informed, team based behavioral and therapeutic interventions to strengthen families.

Five Acres Foster Care, Intensive Treatment Foster Care and Adoptions Promotions Support Service programs recruit, train, certify and support foster families who open their homes and hearts to foster children awaiting reunification or adoption.

Community-Based and Therapeutic Family Services, include preventive and therapeutic programs offered in community settings that aim to keep families functional and intact.

Five Acres Transitional Shelter Care (TSC) provides short-term shelter and care for girls ages 6-14 who are in crisis and experiencing the trauma of being detained from their parent(s)/guardian or have suffered a placement disruption. The immediate priority for the TSC program is to provide care, comfort and stability. The TSC program will provide short-term care until children are placed with a relative, a foster home or group home, or in some instances, are returned to their parents.Pasadena Mental Health Center (PMHC), a Five Acres program, provides bilingual (English/Spanish), low-cost sliding scale mental health counseling and support services to uninsured and underinsured persons who do not qualify for Medi-Cal. PMHC serves individuals, couples, children, and families, and provides specialized counseling, resource referrals and support services for those experiencing domestic violence or who feel unsafe in their relationships.Private Health Care: Five Acres provides, among others, wraparound and residential services to private insurers.